I see my songs and shows almost like a mosaic - part of a bigger picture. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I played the guitar for ten years before I realized it wasn't a weapon. — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts. — Valerie Simpson Copy Share Image
“Instrumental keys [on organs], introduced in the twelfth century, are so heavy and stiff that they must be played with clenched fists. ” — Joseph Gies Copy Share Image
Pop music has been exhausted. The innocence has been exhausted. I think we've lost the ability to be blown away by music. — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
I've had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I've often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
Record labels and producers are not looking to change you: they are looking to make a star. And what they might think… — Grace VanderWaal Copy Share Image
The rock star stuff never came up for us. The Band was never attacked by groupies before, during or after any show… — Levon Helm Copy Share Image
Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out. — Camila Cabello Copy Share Image
“This is the second Simply Red song on this tape. One's unforgivable. Two's a war crime. Can I fast-forward?” — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
Instruments fascinate me because they're completely awkward. When I picked up a guitar for the first time I was like, "What is… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored… — Emanuel Ax Copy Share Image
I've been here so long Maybe I should runaway Try to find a summer day What is love Love is pain Love… — Mgk Copy Share Image
When I go onstage, I'm going to work ...I feel like my performance is about an emotional connection. I want to connect… — Boy George Copy Share Image
I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts.… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd… — Leona Lewis Copy Share Image
Only two to three per cent of an audience is interested in words and pays attention to lyrics; most of the rest… — Al Stewart Copy Share Image
As an artist it's exciting to know that you've made someone's life decision after them listening to your song. To get married… — Kelly Price Copy Share Image