Napster was a black market for music. Ninety-nine per cent of the music that people were downloading was illegal because they didn't… — Chad Hurley Copy Share Image
Surviving in music is the same as surviving in a place like Knowle West - sometimes you need to be low-key, but… — Tricky Copy Share Image
It was a lot of insensitivity, especially as maybe as far as the 'Africa' video goes. But the song was about a… — Steve Porcaro Copy Share Image
It's very weird to write a song in your apartment and then realize that this random person knows all the words to… — Toby Lightman Copy Share Image
But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I realized at a young age that sequence in an album is almost as important as the songs that are on the… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
Amongst the instrumentalities of love and peace, surely there can be no sweeter, softer, more effective voice than that of gentle, peace-breathing… — Elihu Burritt Copy Share Image
I've played piano since I was 4 years old, and I've always loved songs by J. S. Bach. — Andrew W.K Copy Share Image
The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter… — George Benson Copy Share Image
There's a bit of hope that a song can be about anything. If you want to write a song about anything, you… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
When you sing R&B songs in front of an audience, you look out and there's 85% women. I think R&B music is… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
Rhythm and harmony enter most powerfully into the inner most part of the soul and lay forcible hands upon it, bearing grace… — Plato Copy Share Image
As I look back, I understand what [the record company] was getting at. They were trying to market a record and make… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
I like clever songs. I like songs that make people think and I try to have substance in all my records, even… — Rico Love Copy Share Image
I also don't like to make really big records, because I feel then that the songs don't get enough space to be… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
When someone is buying a sample-based album, they are investing in the concept of that album. If they really like the original… — Girl Talk Copy Share Image
A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I write the lyrics based on what is going on in my life - I'm not going to write about the old… — Oliver Sykes Copy Share Image
Among whom the gods bless, high on the list are the music people, who tune into celestial vibe-brations and give mortals a… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Memories and ideas dont live in our head in isolationthey are mixed and remixed with emotions, beliefs, and that song you cant… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Most Beautiful Music In The World Is Our Own Heartbeat. Because It Gives Us Assurance That You Will Survive Even When… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
We got full artistic integrity and autonomy over what we were doing, and that was the main important thing that kept our… — Danny Carey Copy Share Image
OPERA, n. A play representing life in another world, whose inhabitants have no speech but song, no motions but gestures and no… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Everything has a feeling to it, even if it's not your type of music - it has a feeling for somebody in… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument. — Lawrence Welk Copy Share Image
“Music is one of the most forceful instruments for governing the mind and spirit of man.” — William F. Gladstone Copy Share Image
I'd like to find a creative way to write a book that incorporates every Depeche Mode song ever. — David Crabb Copy Share Image
The music industry really has to learn a lesson from the tech industry about what scale means at the end of the… — Troy Carter Copy Share Image
Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardist and the drummer. I don't need to say… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
Obviously for some people there is a big connection between music and the way you can create a space. — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
When we were a band in the mid-2000s, MySpace and PureVolume were really important to us. I remember Arctic Monkeys happening there. — Matty Healy Copy Share Image
Joy to the world All the boys and girls now Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you… — Hoyt Axton Copy Share Image
In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to… — Daryl Hall Copy Share Image
I was just tapped on the shoulder from above and told to write these songs, as opposed to wanting to be a… — Townes Van Zandt Copy Share Image
A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much. — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Our music is constantly evolving and changing, and when this band put out an album we always try to offer something different. — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
Lyrics are no more important than the music. There's no point in forcing them on people. — Elizabeth Fraser Copy Share Image
One of our earliest recordings was an arrangement of 'Ticket to Ride.' It was our first single and it makes a beautiful… — Richard Carpenter Copy Share Image
The Who is one of my favorite bands of all time. 'The Who Sell Out' is one of the greatest art-project albums… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
Love and music have a very deep relationship ... because both are born from the heart ... and the fate of both… — Anmol Andore Copy Share Image
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