The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
When I hear 'The Twist,' sometimes I hear it, and I go, 'Wow - I really did that song. It could have… — Chubby Checker Copy Share Image
My dad always had me sing alongside him while he played guitar. He taught me how to harmonize to an old song… — Noah Cyrus Copy Share Image
I feel that I see John Lennon now as not a celebrity. I did then. I saw him as a cardboard cutout… — Mark David Chapman Copy Share Image
In my time, we didn't know songs could last. All we ever thought of was next Tuesday. You never imagined a future. — Donovan Copy Share Image
Nobody is playing music like this, like the Allman Brothers, and there's still a lot of fans out there, so that's what… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
“A quiet mind allows the artist to tap into the wellspring of Divine Music within.” — Kenny Werner Copy Share Image
If you're an artist who's built on marketing and hype then most likely I won't listen to you. — Mac Miller Copy Share Image
These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if you don't speak the same language, you… — Clay Aiken Copy Share Image
Sweep picking is when the right hand sweeps down and up the strings in succession. But when you do sweep picking, one… — Yngwie Malmsteen Copy Share Image
When you think of diversity, George Duke fits that bill better than a lot of people. He's played a lot of straight-ahead… — Christian McBride Copy Share Image
I didn't really want to write about music very much in 'High Fidelity.' I wanted to write about the relationship stuff, and… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
People are intended to resist symbolic interpretation, as well. At times, they break through - there are little hints of 'this song… — Carey Mercer Copy Share Image
I'm the most sampled and stolen. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine, too... I got a song about that...… — James Brown Copy Share Image
If I was making motorcycles and they came and took one, would that be a crime? Why can't we punish people for… — Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Copy Share Image
People ask me about the way I conduct my life. Sorry, beautiful music is conducted... Lives cannot be conducted. — Rekha Copy Share Image
It won't be long before another day, were gonna have a good time. And no ones gonna take that time away. You… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
Being a child of the 1970s, I remember cleaning up on the weekends. we would listen to everything from Marvin Gaye to… — Jalen Rose Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be an entertainer, in the sense of trying to do more than get across the song. — Michael Penn Copy Share Image
It's amazing how I still remember the lyrics of an old song, but I can't remember the things I studied the night… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There's a lot of people I'd love to work with at some point, but I think the song has to be the… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
People got to know us from hearing us live because there wasn't much publicity or radio airplay for a long time. — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
The critics say that Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony has no form. They are wrong; it has the form of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
I try to just make music that I love, and if I believe in it that's all that matters. — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?' — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I love making songs that I'm super proud of. I love when I finish a song and I'm like, 'Okay, we got… — Ice Spice Copy Share Image
It's fun to look backwards and be like, "Oh, this song never really worked live before but now it will sound cool… — Tim Kinsella Copy Share Image
I started singing when I was a little kid. I was about nine when we had a group with my four brothers.… — Al Green Copy Share Image
People think the world of music is so great, and it's just not. It's so boring, the way music is conceived and… — Josh Tillman Copy Share Image
I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors.… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
It feels good to play a little music / Tears running down my face 'cause I love to do it — Adam Yauch Copy Share Image
Obviously classical music tends to be stuff that is usually at least a hundred years old. — Steve Hackett Copy Share Image
When things get tough, there are two things that make life worth living: Mozart, and quantum mechanics — Victor Frederick Weisskopf Copy Share Image
I'd rather sell 10,000 records that represent me than 2 million that don't represent me at all. — Phillip Phillips Copy Share Image
Trying to forget the person you once loved is not easy because a song is all it needs to remember all. — Chee Vai Tang Copy Share Image
Otis Redding was the ultimate 60s soul singer. We only get an indication of what he might have become, but he had… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I certainly think that my music is a response to my experience as a person who doesn't identify as straight, as a… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I don’t think the drums are a solo instrument. Drums are there to set the beat for the music. — Keith Moon Copy Share Image
My music is always called "cerebral." It is a way of saying I'm Asian, and therefore everything I do is brainy. — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
