The youngest metal kids are less impressed by tradition, so you get metal that encompasses everything. It's not a defining kind of… — Ian Christe Copy Share Image
I don't write songs thinking about formats, where is it going to get played, who am I gonna please, what's the outlet… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
I'm surprised that we're around still. A lot of the bands that we came out with are not around. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
The intent of Slayer's musical and lyrical content has always been selfish. We feel very strongly about the importance of staying true… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
I'm not exactly a huge Beatles fan, but when I have a chance to visit a legendary place like the Beatles museum,… — Oleksandr Usyk Copy Share Image
First is the man ...and then the music. If the man is not intact, the music will not happen. — Gino Vannelli Copy Share Image
What about that Dave Brubeck live album, with a version of 'Like Someone in Love' on it, and long sax solos by… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
For every beautiful song, we all have one person we think of every time it plays.. — Raj Copy Share Image
In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Indie rock is just as susceptible - if not more susceptible - to all the gross things about people becoming total ass… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
“CIA Interrogator: Have you ever met any jazz musicians you would describe, or who would describe themselves, as anarchists? Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
When I hear something, I hear it - it doesn't take me three, four, five times to hear a song and say,… — Keyshia Cole Copy Share Image
So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers… — David Knopfler Copy Share Image
What originally established the band was cover songs like Not Fade Away. Then, later on, we got more well-known ones like Satisfaction,… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about. If it's somebody else's lyric, and the message is… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
You hope to catch the band on a good night and you hope that it sounds good when you hear the tapes… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
From the way I sing to what I write about to what I put out with my stamp separates me from everyone… — Luke James Copy Share Image
I think my first song ever was when my cat died. It was this awful, dreadful black cat who was angry and… — Thomston Copy Share Image
My favorite record I've ever done is Rock Salt and Nails. It was recorded in '68-'69 and released in '69. There's something… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
Pretty much everybody loves music. Like, there are those weird people that don't like music, and I don't really understand that at… — Tash Sultana Copy Share Image
'No Matter What' is, without question, the most personal song I have ever written and the one I am most proud of. — Calum Scott Copy Share Image
I've been a fan of Bad Brains ever since I can remember. They are iconic pioneers of punk, not just the music… — Shavo Odadjian Copy Share Image
I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
The first song that I had that went platinum was 'Keep Your Head Up,' which was a long time ago. Then, you… — Andy Grammer Copy Share Image
I was 25 and the most popular celebrity in the world, with the possible exception of my friend Mary Pickford. — Gloria Swanson Copy Share Image
What song have you played 10,000 times? It's probably not something basic. It's probably a song that validates your experience on Earth. — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I cam to sing remains unsung. Rabindranath Tagore” — Christina Carson Copy Share Image
Songs remain. They last...A song can last long after the events and the people in it are dust and dreams and gone.… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
If you will show me the songs which a people or a community sing, then I will tell you the character of… — Rudger Clawson Copy Share Image
I try and make all my songs sound different from each other while doing it in a way that's still me. It's… — Cher Lloyd Copy Share Image
I believe a band has to evolve rather than making the same album over and over again, because if you do, sooner… — Shavo Odadjian Copy Share Image
You can't have Bach, Mozart and Beethoven as your favorite composers. They simply define what music is! — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
If something is done really well then the question of live vs. DJ vs. instruments vs. drum machines doesn't matter - it's… — Bonobo Copy Share Image
Lyrical poetry is much the same an every age, as the songs of the nightingales in every spring-time. — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
Ring the alarm man, call me the sandman. When I drop beats I'm the one man band man. — Swizz Beatz Copy Share Image
Yes, I did lock myself in my room for about two years and write some songs and things like that. But I… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
I think my songs are singing to the rural heart. It's not whether you're from a big city or the middle of… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
Unlike my subject will I frame my song, It shall be witty and it shan't be long. — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere. — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
“I guess in this culture of ever-shortening attention spans, it's good if a song can lift us out of the madness, even… — Peter Bradley Adams Copy Share Image
