If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician. — Pete Fountain Copy Share Image
Running my hands really fast up and down the fretboard... I mean, anybody can do that. It's the Guitar Olympics, and I… — The Edge Copy Share Image
People come to me to write songs that will be successful for them, and they allow me the freedom to do so. — Linda Perry Copy Share Image
You can fool some of the people part of the time in a rock and roll song, fifty million Elvis Presley fans… — John Prine Copy Share Image
Music helps us understand where we have come from but, more importantly, what has happened to us. — Simon Van Booy Copy Share Image
Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell in 1992… — Geezer Butler Copy Share Image
My entire family are in music and my father was a classical singer, teacher and composer. — Kumar Sanu Copy Share Image
Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
One of the reasons this record took so long to come out is that we withstood a lot of pressures and we… — Tony Kanal Copy Share Image
I think in the old music, everything was so competitive. It was all about - very selfish in a lot of ways.… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
If you can surrender your protection devices, in order to track the potentially raw and perhaps elusive emotions that are the song's… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
For a song cycle to work, you have to feel these things when you hear them and you either have an emotional… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
“Though he slay me, yet I will praise him," he began softly, his voice a little tremulous at first. "I will rise… — Jennifer Freitag Copy Share Image
My cousin used to make fun of me for liking stuff like C+C Music Factory. I didn't have any tapes; I just… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
Living here in southern California, I'll miss hearing Rocky Top for an entire week at the end of December. I was actually… — Al Michaels Copy Share Image
Just from the beginning, I really liked playing around with tape recorders. And then, when I got into punk rock, I only… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I'm involved in all things musical. It's all consuming, even if it doesn't necessarily manifest as a record or a concert. — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion. — Yanni Copy Share Image
Like when you hear Aretha Franklin sing - it touches your soul. Crunk music, it makes you just wanna lose your mind… — Lil Jon Copy Share Image
Listen, sweet Dove, unto my song, And spread thy golden wings in me; Hatching my tender heart so long, Till it get… — George Herbert Copy Share Image
I don't think most people who listen to music are that interested in all the work that goes into making it. It's… — Max Martin Copy Share Image
“It has no piano part,” Honoria reminded her. “I have no objection,” Sarah said quickly. From behind the piano.” — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
“And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This new, reactionary music was called Punk. It tossed the dominant Rock culture into the garbage can. The only rule was to… — Steven Blush Copy Share Image
One of my principal childhood memories is hearing one of the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies waft throughout the house. — Katharine Graham Copy Share Image
I run around so much that I finally reasoned that composing is the one musical endeavour which you can do anywhere, anytime. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
“Wouldn't it help you to realize that you really do live in an epic if your life had a soundtrack?” — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
I keep playing that same song over and over because all of it reminds me of you and how special you made… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding,… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
The essence of Bonham is what he didn't play rather than what he did play - what he left out. — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
One musician listens to another musician, and you get inspired and then you do your thing, but it's yours. — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
We believe Frederick Nietzsche couldn't have been more right when he said 'without music, life would be a mistake. — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
What I wanted to do is put forth, musically, the idea that there's hope that we can change the system. — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I wound up sticking with violin because it was the strongest current in my life. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has. — Don McLean Copy Share Image
I secretly love the song 'No More Tears.' It's my go-to karaoke song that I do with all my friends. — Megan Hilty Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I had a xylophone, and I thought that was the instrument I wanted to play. I didn't… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
When the silence bores you, let the music play; when the music bores you, let the silence play! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I give away CDs at shows if someone wants a CD but doesn't have any money. I wouldn't want to do that… — Joanna Newsom Copy Share Image
I just want people to connect to the songs. I want people to be really moved by the music. — Griff Copy Share Image
