Just because I'm playing jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me, the way I feel, through jazz, or… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
I'm unable to really write the kind of song that doesn't have a visual element, which most songs don't. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song — Masanobu Fukuoka Copy Share Image
When a guy like Elvis sings your song, well, you know Elvis didn't cut any junk. People thought, 'This must be a… — Eddie Rabbitt Copy Share Image
Being a recording artist and having thousands of people listening to your music and singing your songs, and paying for it? It… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
The piano is like an orchestra - I'm very fortunate that I chose it as my instrument. — McCoy Tyner Copy Share Image
Jazz is all about that. It's bending things and breaking away from what's on the page and improvising. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I like the purity of telling stories now because not a lot of people are telling stories in their music. I wanna… — Rotimi Copy Share Image
I never get enough of the adrenaline rush of hearing good music played live and played loud like this. Hearing these songs… — David Moody Copy Share Image
The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday… — Ethan Coen Copy Share Image
Music can be all things to all men. It is like a great dynamic sun in the center of a solar system… — Leopold Stokowski Copy Share Image
When John Coltrane passed, we were in the church for the memorial. Albert Ayler came walking in playing, real out there. He… — Wayne Shorter Copy Share Image
“For those who listened attentively to his strong voice, filled with anxiety and, at times, breaking with despair, Shostakovich had become a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Up till now I wrote the songs on my acoustic guitar alone with the Lord. Then I would take the song and… — Daniel Smith Copy Share Image
You should vote for Neoprene Byzantine in the Hot Hundred, they're really sweet guys and that Moscow song is just wow! Hurry… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
“Oh, this is the song about the young man who loves a young woman. Has he the right to use such a… — Karl Ove Knausgård Copy Share Image
My music is dedicated to all those who have encouraged me to strive for excellence and even to those who may have… — Doechii Copy Share Image
When I listen to songs, to this day, I listen to the chords and the groove and the melody. — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
'Revolution' . There were two versions of that song but the underground left only picked up on the one that said 'count… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I've always heard music in my head since I was a little kid, so I've always played towards that. If I felt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive. — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
Our music is weird. It's not pop. I don't know why so many people buy our records. — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
In 'Barfi,' we have departed from regular commercial stuff and used the melody 'Bare Bare,' sung by Sonu Nigam as the introductory… — Arjun Janya Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't know I can sing because I don't, like, post it everywhere. — Sarah Hyland Copy Share Image
I still take a lot of pride in being able to write my own songs. My story's coming from me. — Dua Lipa Copy Share Image
Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable. — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
Fingers don't have much to do with playing the piano. The idea that they do must be unlearned. — Glenn Gould Copy Share Image
Music should use everything. The sadness of life and the fun of life. Anything that provokes a sound that is exciting is… — Daniel Humair Copy Share Image
It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I was just a music lover who wondered what it would sound like if Otis Redding strapped on a guitar and played… — Benjamin Booker Copy Share Image
Every day we encounter situations where we have to make a stand. Looking back, I could have not hand-picked a better song… — Aaron Tippin Copy Share Image
The key to performing a song isn't always about hitting the right notes, but about telling a story. — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
If you wait this long to put an album out, you'd better be sure you tried your best. — Nelly Furtado Copy Share Image
I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on. — Ted King Copy Share Image
“Even when the song had ended, he could still feel it inside him, like an echo of longing in his chest.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you don't have to say 'I love you,' when you don't have to prove your love by singing a song, or… — Sanjay Leela Bhansali Copy Share Image
Our attitude is that we want to cross over. You can't go on making records just for your own hometown. — Cheryl James Copy Share Image
It's such a rush doing a concert and seeing people actually mouthing the lyrics. — Carnie Wilson Copy Share Image
