The most difficult instrument to play in the orchestra is second fiddle. — Leonard Bernstein Copy Share Image
Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. — Barry Mann Copy Share Image
The Allman Brothers Band has a long, storied history and I wouldn't count them out. It's just not in the cards for… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
It's cool when your husband starts to sing some old Merle Haggard song and I can pop in with a harmony and… — Trisha Yearwood Copy Share Image
Music is one of those things that if you play it safe, it can be incredibly boring. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Why marry myself to an entire album? I don't have to. If I download four songs from somebody on an iTunes sojourn,… — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
Kurt Cobain represents a very legit, realistic outlook. Before that, in my head, to be a white artist was to be privileged. — Questlove Copy Share Image
When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn't work out that way… — Barry Gibb Copy Share Image
As a singer, it's a joy to turn your talent towards a cause that's vitally important and close to your heart. — Raye Copy Share Image
Maybe that's what makes my stuff different, 'cause I write it all on the bass. I can't play but a few chords… — Steve Harris Copy Share Image
I started with the SP-12 then moved to the SP-1200 and then shortly after that the MPC-60, then the MPC-62, then the… — J Dilla Copy Share Image
I like myself better when I'm writing regularly. ... I was influenced a lot by those around me-there was a lot of… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Grow strong, my comrade … that you may stand Unshaken when I fall; that I may know The shattered fragments of my… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I think the people who are saying jazz has to sound a particular way, or "what you're doing isn't jazz," are just… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I got a chance to get an actual label. I performed this slow song, this ballad I have. I just remember going… — Chris Brown Copy Share Image
If you ask someone if they like music, they look at you strangely. It seems to be a universal given. Like asking… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
It's no use practicing too much. First you have to find out how to do it best. You have to be able… — Nathan Milstein Copy Share Image
