Song Quotes · Page 548

I want to show people my interpretation of what creating music is, and this is where it comes from: the heart.

— Linda Perry

I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that…

— Dave Gahan

I don't try to make the guitar sound like the harpsichord or lute. That makes you end up being like a bad…

— David Russell

It [piano lessons] wasn't a priority, but it was an interest and through that I became acquainted with classical music, which was…

— Paul Smith

Inevitably, as much as we loved punk rock, our noise was coming from a slightly different place.

— David First

Music has always been my constant, my salvation. It's cliche to write that, but it's true.

— Carrie Brownstein

Light quirks of music, broken and uneven,Make the soul dance upon a jig to Heav'n.

— Alexander Pope

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm…

— Roma Downey

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of…

— Diana Krall

Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet.…

— Suzanne Fields

One interesting thing - I play bass and guitar and stuff like that. I know those instruments really well. But I don't…

— Jherek Bischoff

Just because you've written a song doesn't mean that you have pulled through. There are definitely songs where I embodied someone else's…

— Mat Kearney

I was approached by the writers of 'The Bridge,' and they were looking for a song that would go along with the…

— Ryan Bingham

Getting things straight in your head is a major achievement because there's so much clutter out there. You've got to push aside…

— Steve Wynn

One day you will come to Montauk and see your dad playing the piano And see your other dad wearing glasses Hope…

— Rufus Wainwright

I personally stream or download from iTunes because I love the quick access that I have to music; I don't have to…

— Katie Melua

“Sorry to break your fairytale, Little Fox, but ballads don't end happily, and neither do the two of us.”

— Stephanie Garber

I want people to listen to my music all over the world and relate to it and feel it the way I…

— NF

Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.

— Itzhak Perlman

Many people believe that composing 'Concerto for Orchestra' kept Bartok alive through his final years of a battle with leukemia.

— John Larry Granger

Through pop music ideas, energies and resources can emerge that can help the audience release themselves from the unrelieving confinements of environment.

— Paul Morley

Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud…

— Gene Simmons

“All my parents' music came from greatest hits albums. It was like the thought of getting even one bum track was too…

— Carol Rifka Brunt

Exene taught me how to bend my notes when I sing. That's her style. And I learned that from her.

— Hope Sandoval

“In reality punk people are usually the gentlest, kindest folks you'll ever know. They're like hippies, only they wear way more black.”

— Kate Rockland

I'm always trying to make the music sexier with every album, every tour. I just try to inch my way toward just…

— Eef Barzelay

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

— Jimi Hendrix

But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.

— Dee Snider

When I listen to those tapes now, the real cocaine shows; there's just nothing special about their content.

— George Carlin

The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence.

— Leonard Cohen

I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In…

— Adnan Sami

I started taking singing classes just two years ago. It was great. I never knew I could sing but I kind of…

— Hilary Duff

Music is an expression. It's almost like a diary in my life, you know. You express your perceptions and your view on…

— Dion DiMucci

I've recorded 25 to 30 songs in a single night, singing five or six takes of each song. I'm very disciplined.

— Vicente Fernandez

Music just ain't what it used to; We used to have songs that you could shoplift or boost to.

— Jadakiss

To a certain extent, yes, we do. But there's - but there's a very limited menu. There's only about sort of 20…

— Nick Lowe

In Bengali films, since I also write the lyrics, there are certain songs, which I get emotionally and personally attached to.

— Anupam Roy

That's the ideal to me - to make music that is well-crafted and sophisticated technically, but has a soul and a heart…

— Lari White

I wish you could listen a little closer to the songs I play because they speak the words I fail to say.

— Anonymous

People tend to put too much focus on the lyrics. It's not the be-all and end-all of our songs.

— Elizabeth Fraser