Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music. — Marcel Marceau Copy Share Image
To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know. — Sebastian Bach Copy Share Image
There are times when I've been feeling something and played a solo that I've never been able to repeat. — Brian May Copy Share Image
When I recorded 'Unlovable', I had a lump in my throat. It was moving, but I wasn't sure if people wanted me… — Darren Hayes Copy Share Image
Celtic music will always be around, even if with the mainstream crowds it dies out. — Natalie MacMaster Copy Share Image
My guiding principle when writing with other people is that it's not worth it to give someone a song unless it hurts… — Josh Tillman Copy Share Image
“Mr. Black started singing a song in some weird language, which I guess was Philippinish.” — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I always write from rhythm first, so if I need a song fast, I have to start there. Then I just threw… — Erin McKeown Copy Share Image
I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
As you get older, your songwriting starts to become less and less about you, and especially when you have kids and a… — Sam Roberts Copy Share Image
I played music and sang from my earliest memories. The first pictures of me show me wandering around with a guitar that… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
“when somebody plays music, you listen. you just follow those sounds, and eventually you understand the music. the point can't be explained… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
I think whatever we've done as a band at The Clientele, we've done because it's so natural. Our "old" sound isn't really… — Alasdair MacLean Copy Share Image
You're always frustrated, you don't have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and… — Bill Wyman Copy Share Image
“Hold on little girl Show me what he's done to you Stand up little girl A broken heart can't be that bad… — Mr. Big Copy Share Image
It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of… — Kate Smith Copy Share Image
“Happiness is a song that plays you when you share it with the people who matter the most” — Emily Murdoch Copy Share Image
Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene. — Brian Setzer Copy Share Image
I'm not afraid to use my personal experiences and put them into a song. I think that's when you get the best… — Pixie Lott Copy Share Image
“Rock is a commercially made mass music and this must be the starting point for its celebration as well as for its… — Simon Frith Copy Share Image
Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented. — Kygo Copy Share Image
The craziest thing is that the song ["My President"] is real but you can still hear it in the club. — Young Jeezy Copy Share Image
My mum's family would all get together, with guitars, harmonica, mandolins and upright bass and play old blues and folk songs. That… — Dan Auerbach Copy Share Image
When a good idea sparks, it's usually because of some subversive angle that means the song we're writing will be fresh. — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
We always try to sing what we feel, and it would be best if we can become artists who can deliver the… — Jisoo Copy Share Image
I feel like all the songs are little scenes, different angles, of the feelings that come around something ending. — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
I may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically — Gavin DeGraw Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll will never die. There'll always be some arrogant little brat who wants to make music with a guitar. — Dave Edmunds Copy Share Image
I tried writing a song and it wasn't very good. I sung it to my mom and she told me it was… — Doja Cat Copy Share Image
Whenever I write my music, it's always been in English first and then I take it into Korean. — Eric Nam Copy Share Image
I like the songwriting. I don't ever listen and then go back and change stuff. For me when I wrote the song,… — Christopher Owens Copy Share Image
Unlike motor sport, I didn't get into music for the live performances. I like writing and studio work and seeing how a… — Jacques Villeneuve Copy Share Image
I will absolutely say that Johnny Ramone was a huge influence on me. I'm a giant Ramones fan. — Scott Ian Copy Share Image
Music is a nice friend to have around, whether it is just for yourself or for other people. If you can enjoy… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
It's not love for music, it's a passion, and it goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it's about a way of… — Armin van Buuren Copy Share Image
That moment when someone says Name a good song and you forget all the songs that were ever made — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When critics say we're no good, it's just the cool thing to do. I'm happy with the songs I write. — Jani Lane Copy Share Image
My music is a personal thing, and I feel like if I talk too much about the songs, or if there's too… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image