Song Quotes · Page 754

I use music as a platform to express myself. Everything I put out is me, the me I want people to see.

— NLE Choppa

I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs.

— Annie Lennox

I think the process of 'I Love It' becoming such a big song opened my eyes to sides of the industry that…

— Charli XCX

I honestly just hope to continue creating music that people can relate to and connect with in a personal way.

— Daya

What I like about Americans is if it's good music, that's the only thing that matters.

— Chet Faker

I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.

— Ravyn Lenae

I feel fortunate about being able to make the music I want to make and getting away with it

— Duncan Sheik

There's something about the rhythms of language that correspond to the rhythms of our own bodies.

— Jonathan Lethem

On one hand you have a string quartet, which is not a symphony. On the other hand is you have me sampling…

— DJ Spooky

There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were…

— Gordon Lightfoot

My wife bought me a vintage Gibson guitar that isn't just beautiful but has tremendous sentimental value. I have plenty of guitars…

— Bill Bailey

One of my first shows was for NME in England, and it was a showcase. I was the first band on and…

— Peaches

It's a spiritual experience on stage almost every night. Especially, with the song 'Fly.' We were so inspired to write this song…

— Maddie Marlow

Martin Swinger is one of those rare singer-songwriters who excels at everything: singing, songwriting, guitar-playing, and being so present with his humor,…

— Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

I remember a moment when the Prince went back to his old school, Grammar School in Melbourne, and slightly to his horror…

— Anthony Holden

Led Zeppelin is part of my life, a huge part, that I enjoy immensely. But I don't want people to think this…

— Jason Bonham

“I'm a peasant I'm the muzhik A pest you're destined to play the music And yes it's pleasant to say it's beauty…

— Criss Jami

I don't want to scream 'Immigrant Song' every night for the rest of my life, and I'm not sure I could.

— Robert Plant

I listen to music because that's such a huge part of my process; not to sound super pretentious, but that's a big…

— Kerris Dorsey

I didn't understand how to get a practice space or buy gear - I never thought I could do any of that…

— Kevin Morby

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

'It's Everyday Bro' started with me talking about the things I do on a day-to-day basis. From there, the creativity was unleashed,…

— Jake Paul

I'm not a person you can figure out in one month. And you can't listen to one song and say, 'That's who…

— Brad Paisley

I can't sleep with you tonight, baby, my head's all messed up, you've no idea. It's somewhere else and it's full of…

— Hanif Kureishi

I have different sounds... I don't want to be just that girl that sings reggaeton or trap music.

— Karol G

When I was 12, I decided to become a musician. 'Physical Graffiti' was the first album I ever owned.

— Jeff Buckley

I love Billy Joel. I cry sometimes when I hear The Stranger. You May Be Right may be one of the greatest…

— Adam Pally

I never want to be preachy in my music, just share thoughts, things I have learned.

— Lisa Germano

That's my dream job, to be able to mail songs out to people who want to hear them. Paste my face on…

— Kristin Hersh

When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it.

— Dick Dale

“Men grow cold as girls grow old And we all lose our charms in the end. How prettily Lorelei Lee sang these…

— Joyce Carol Oates

At the end of a song, someone's always different than they are at the beginning.

— Rob Marshall

When you hear a good traditional gospel song it makes you wanna go buy a three piece suit

— Pat Boone

“A shame that these images had become iconic, a tune we were all tired of humming.”

— Elizabeth Kostova

Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a…

— Zoltan Kodaly

My new song 'Shrug' I created with two guys. The idea was a message about ignoring haters. People one-up you, stay true…

— Christina Grimmie

Music is my form of cleansing and introspection, so I have to grow in order to accomplish it.

— SZA

The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just…

— Colin Marston

Every day, I hear a song and I think, 'This would be great to cover on Glee.' I like Led Zeppelin, of…

— Mark Salling

Make songs for Death as you would sing to Love -But you will not assuage him. He aloneOf all the gods will…

— Sara Teasdale