Song Quotes · Page 644

We play short songs and short sets for people who don't have a lot of spare time.

— Tommy Ramone

“This music, transmitted by loud-speakers, made a masterpiece appear like an amateurish attempt at composition by nimcompoop”

— Paul Hindemith

I hope that people don't need to look at the liner notes to be affected by the music.

— Glenn Kotche

The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That's all they'll ever be.

— Ringo Starr

You know, I don't like talking about music very much. I have quite the hard time explaining myself.

— Hildur Gudnadottir

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

— Hunter Hayes

I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha…

— Kara DioGuardi

“If someone can't hear a trumpet melody, sprinkle dirt on his head and declare him dead.”

— Rumi

What's that? My six song album entitled Bo Fo Sho is currently available on iTunes? With three songs that have never been…

— Bo Burnham

Bebop didn't have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn't have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging --…

— Miles Davis

I have to say, I do love the Ovation guitars. If I had one guitar to play, it would be that one,…

— Kaki King

“LESLIE CHEUNG JUMPS OFF MY BUILDING CLOSES HIS EYES AND THEN SINGS A SONG WE BOTH KNOW AND LOVE // LESLIE CHEUNG…

— Richard Chiem

Almost lost my life to the industry. Had to look through a photobook to remember me. These label heads ain't nothing but…

— Kendrick Lamar

You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping…

— Gene Kelly

“I'm tired of the music industry these days! They polish everything until it no longer sounds real. The raw uncut sound is…

— Clive Langer

When you write a song it's sometimes in a desperate moment whn you can't really articulate it. What I love about lyrics…

— Marcus Mumford

It was always meant to ease out of a big radio song and flow into the next one. Don't is the bridge…

— Ed Sheeran

I don't really practice 'cause I already know the songs. It's kind of: if I do good, I do good, and if…

— Mason Ramsey

I play drums and guitar. My best instrument is definitely drums, so I'm featured a lot on the album drumming. It's pretty…

— Justin Bieber

My dad was a musician and I traveled around with him, so it was something that I knew

— Taryn Manning

Without music, life would be a mistake... I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

My hi-fi is waiting for a new tune. My glass is waiting for some fresh ice cubes.

— Norah Jones

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those…

— Danger Mouse

“What do you listen to?” “I don’t know. Lots of stuff. I’ve been on a big Beatles kick lately.” By “lately” Ig…

— Anonymous

I hate record labels. They think they know everything. I want to hear them try to sing it.

— Jessica Simpson

Prog rock, with a little good taste, is ok. I tried to bring some of it into this century, I guess.

— Phil Collins

It was amazing to remake and rewrite a song like 'Sweet Like Chocolate.' It feels like a good way to come back.

— Tulisa

I'm into a lot of different types of music - pretty much everything from blue grass to jazz to dub step to…

— Britne Oldford

I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story...…

— Grey DeLisle

Musical composition should bring happiness and joy to people and make them forget their troubles.

— Horace Silver

A woman will one day prove to me that love exist and She will open new doors for my heart. Until then…

— Jasari

'Doin' Fine' is a really special song because it's uplifting but really honest at the same time.

— Lauren Alaina

The band that seems to tie their friendship together will be the very strangler of their amity.

— William Shakespeare

Listening to the song Rodeo by Lenny Cooper and like damn that's the story of my life!

— Lenny Cooper

Same page, same book, different song, same hook. Everytime her nigga trippin', she on the phone with the same crook.

— Kirko Bangz

I think the singer in Pearl Jam should eat some Pearl Jam! He cannot sing to save his life! And the guitar…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I don't care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.

— Dorothy Fields

Everybody sing like it's the last song you will ever sing. everybody live like it's the last day you will ever see.

— Melchor Lim

My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.

— August Wilson