Song Quotes · Page 794

People like hearing songs that sound like something they've heard before, that's reminiscent of their childhood and of what their parents listened…

— Bonnie McKee

I pray that when people hear my music, they say at the very least 'man I'm glad that someone else feels that…

— Jonathan McReynolds

Punk was more based on social change than on music, so it didn't bother me too much. It wasn't really a musical…

— Steve Winwood

I want to be a tuneswept fiddle string that feels the master melody, and snaps...

— Amedeo Modigliani

When we did the 'Roots' tour with Cavalera Conspiracy, it was more flashy. It was supposed to be a big deal because…

— Max Cavalera

When I got the 'Blue Album,' I was 11 years old, 10 years old, and then I convinced my parents to go…

— Brendon Urie

Unpremeditated music is the true gauge which measures the current of our thoughts; the very undertow of our life's stream.

— Henry David Thoreau

I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.

— Anonymous

I have a weird life because I live on songwriting royalties, which are a strange income. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it doesn't.…

— Joe Strummer

“Music can be a powerful adjunct to the healing process. And music is one of the safest medicines you'll ever find. You…

— Allan Hamilton

If your songs connect with the fans and they pump their fists in the air and go "Yeah!!" that's when a song…

— Gene Simmons

I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be…

— M.I.A

Everyone was saved once by music. So I decided to REALLY work on my songs and not just "play" - to make…

— Marilou

Because of the attitude of a few mental dinosaurs intent on exploiting our initial success, Brian's huge talent has never been fully…

— Dennis Wilson

Cornelius Cardew's folk songs were very, very literal, and they were just about workers smashing their chains. It was like reading Das…

— Alasdair MacLean

For most of us, there is only the unattended Moment, the moment in and out of time, The distraction fit, lost in…

— T. S. Eliot

Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.

— Jason Mraz

I think that by staying true to myself and making music from my heart, the blessings come.

— Bad Bunny

We hope to win over new listeners who would normally never listen to an Aly & AJ record. That's our greatest expectation…

— AJ Michalka

I always thought music was more important than sex—then I thought if I don't hear a concert for a year-and-a-half it doesn't…

— Jackie Mason

I keep joking with my teammates that Nickelback should be our walkout song. I think everyone secretly likes at least one song.

— Sam Mikulak

There's no hierarchy in suffering. I think songs that are transcendent are the ones where everyone can feel something from it, you…

— Meshell Ndegeocello

I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.

— Warren Zevon

I'm not scared to sing songs. I'm not scared to walk out the front door and make a mistake.

— Mandy Harvey

When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this…

— Dianne Reeves

My dad used to play drums in a country band, and my mom is an incredible singer.

— Jonny Lang

Communicating with musicians is really interesting because everyone has their quirks and their strengths and their weaknesses.

— Flying Lotus

I've banged my head quite a bit. I liked Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC. And of course, Ratt and Poison.

— Cameron Diaz

I just try to tell a story with a song, and be able to try to transmit the emotion to you. That's…

— Meshell Ndegeocello

If someone listens to our music, and it makes them creative, that makes me happier than anything.

— Marilyn Manson

I can stitch a song together in about an hour anytime you want, but it won't have the depth.

— Rodney Crowell

'Maruvarthai' was an exciting song for me because it showcased my Carnatic roots.

— Sid Sriram

Music resembles poetry, in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master hand alone can reach.

— Alexander Pope

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.

— Dionne Warwick

Each day for me is a musical note that I use to compose the symphony of my life.

— Paulo Coelho

Well, I know they've always told you/ Selfishness was wrong/ Yet it was for me, not you, I came to write this…

— Neil Peart

Without Ace of Base, I kind of feel Backstreet Boys would have never found their sound.

— Nick Carter

A man with a dream of pleasure can go forth and conquer a crowd and three. With a new song's measure can…

— Fred Shero

I like to talk about things when it pertains to a band. I like to talk about things that matter and music.

— Hayley Williams

My favorite electric guitar would have to be my Duesenberg. I've named her 'Dolores,' and she sings like an operatic menace.

— Brendon Urie