Music so wishes to be heard that it sometimes calls on unlikely characters to give it voice. — Robert Fripp Copy Share Image
“But there, my friends, songs like trees bear fruit only in their own time and their own way: and sometimes they are… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
My mother always said I was singing before I was speaking. I came to this world to sing, and I feel very… — Natalia Lafourcade Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I have a duty to keep my heart on my sleeve because no one else will tell that story. — Griff Copy Share Image
Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Be you, but be the you that brings a smile to ones face and a song into ones heart.Â¥ — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
It's not common for a group to make a comeback after the members leave for a different agency. — Ok Taec-yeon Copy Share Image
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee. — Reginald Heber Copy Share Image
Jazz was formerly a crude term for indulging in an action which in polite society is referred to, if at all, only… — Charlton Laird Copy Share Image
I think our songwriting has evolved. We can show that we have continued to branch out and do different stuff and incorporate… — John Bush Copy Share Image
If I'm working on a set of songs, and thinking about putting them together in a collection, I start to think about… — Will Sheff Copy Share Image
I began dabbling in writing when I was 12, and there was never an official start to singing... I just sang my… — Brooke Fraser Copy Share Image
The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song - layered harmonies and background vocals. So… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I think that many of the issues they were facing in South Africa were the same as those I was singing about.… — Sixto Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I consider myself primarily a songwriter first, so the goal is to write songs that might be personal, but that people can… — Carly Pearce Copy Share Image
You have to have a plan. Everything has to be planned. For me, I start with the title of my album, before… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world?… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I'm very careful about each lyric now. It can't just be a throwaway. And if it is, then we scrap it. — Lola Young Copy Share Image
Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what… — Etta James Copy Share Image
Nietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My favorite song is 'No Air,' a duet I did with Chris Brown. I don't want to sound weird or anything, but… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
It's very relaxing for me to sing. It's a good break from the hard training and the fighting. — Manny Pacquiao Copy Share Image
I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for… — Prince Copy Share Image
When I was seven years old, I was leading a quartet and trio, and that really laid the groundwork for me as… — Anne Akiko Meyers Copy Share Image
My rule for the corporate stuff is the same as with my music - I do whatever means I can sleep at… — Sophie Ellis-Bextor Copy Share Image
Louis Armstrong was about playing with soul and emotion, not about showing how technically brilliant he was. — Melody Gardot Copy Share Image
All of my lyrics are based on the one thing that's never failed me, and that's the Word of God. — Yolanda Adams Copy Share Image
People sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
To get up on stage with a band is fantastic. To play songs to an audience is mindblowing. — James Blunt Copy Share Image
To love another person is to learn the song that is in their heart and sing it back to them when they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I hate to say this, but at the time, (late 70's) it was like the smart people liked punk and the dumb… — Howie Klein Copy Share Image
Im the type of girl that hears a song, and if I like it. I will listen to it on repeat until… — Leah Treto Copy Share Image
Just knowing that through my music I actually inspire people is amazing for me and I find it very heartwarming. — Thia Megia Copy Share Image
I love all types of music, and I think the genre lines are starting to get thinner every year. — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
“I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
I always meant to convey a message of peace and harmony, and thought I was choosing my songs accordingly. — Susan Schneider Copy Share Image
When I am composing, the sounds are leading me to the way I want them to organize. — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
When working with an orchestra, you never spend more than 20 minutes per recording session. — Placido Domingo Copy Share Image
I tend to play a lot of blues things at home, because most blues things are basically within a 12-bar pattern. — Marc Bolan Copy Share Image
I'd probably say Bryan Adams I'm Ready.' I love that song, I want it played at my wedding, whenever I get married… — Maura Higgins Copy Share Image
