I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
When I was writing some of songs for the record in Galapagos it was the feeling of being there I wanted to… — Jonathan Meiburg Copy Share Image
Well, at the very beginning of the Amboy Dukes, I was doing background but I never sang my own songs. I would… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
We are really in a rut with the three-minute song. You know where it's going to go. If you're trying to get… — Jimmy Webb Copy Share Image
I had a lot of time to myself, and I would listen to a lot of music, mostly music that I knew… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot more freedom in doing the solo thing. It's almost like switching bands every time I do an… — Jay Reatard Copy Share Image
The blues is nothing but a story... The verses which are sung in the blues is a true story, what people are… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
People always lean toward who's the best guitar player, who's the best singer? I don't see it that way. They're all the… — Gregg Allman Copy Share Image
I find myself a lot more open to bands if I just hear their song. It gives you an opportunity to engage… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
It's almost like a theater, where I can play a character in every song, 'cause Kamelot songs are very... There's always a… — Alissa White-Gluz Copy Share Image
Actually, I very much dislike routine. Creating music is my chaos therapy. The writing process puts me in a good place. Recording… — Mpho Koaho Copy Share Image
I don't want to do free jazz! Because free jazz - which is the musical equivalent of free marketeering - isn't actually… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
True originality has its foundations in the soul, not in the mind, and when there is an effort to create something different… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
I see friends who are in different genres of music, and they say they're so burnt playing the same stuff every night.… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
Yeah, except that when I write pop songs I have pretty strict constraints that I impose on myself. 69 Love Songs is… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
While the business of "collecting" lyrics and melodies happens all the time, when it's time to corral them all into something, I… — Wooden Wand Copy Share Image
I'm often just writing just to write. I'm not writing with...If I write, like, sitting down with a goal in mind, it's… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
Having a band was part of my heart's desire, musically. Within myself, I was saying that, 'Not until you have a band… — Burning Spear Copy Share Image
Jazz presumes that it would be nice if the four of us-simpatico dudes that we are-while playing this complicated song together, might… — Dave Hickey Copy Share Image
If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I… — Trevor Dunn Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
“Loving a band with all your heart is something you understand when it happens to you. On the surface, others can see… — Alex Gaskath Copy Share Image
I remember doing "As Cool As I Am" and Steve Miller, the producer, saying "I really hear a drum loop here. I… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
I tried to embrace the concept of the sampler as an instrument, looking at how to take it artistically to another place… — No I.D Copy Share Image
According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the… — Questlove Copy Share Image
“All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul's refreshment; where this is not… — J.S. Bach Copy Share Image
Music is very transporting. I'll hear a song for the first time and I rarely listen to the lyrics. I picture that… — Josh McDermitt Copy Share Image
“And then the lights went low, and our song began. The song I’d been working on since I’d arrived on the island.… — Rachael Wade Copy Share Image
My father has a golden voice and sings beautifully. So does my brother, and my sister pursues dance as well. Love for… — Ananya Birla Copy Share Image
What a lot of people don't understand is that the music that they're hearing is usually months, and in some cases, years… — JD Era Copy Share Image
“I just want that magical feeling I wrote about years ago when I used to write the lyrics for the band’s rock… — Carian Cole Copy Share Image
“Often the inspiration to write music comes from the voices in your head. You’re not crazy. Just be thankful they are not… — Shannon Alder Copy Share Image
The main reason we didn't break up is because we weren't really a college band. We were just, two dudes who were… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
Punk rock, to me, was always outsiderness. When I first saw large-group-scene punk rock, I was repelled by it, because there were… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
For the most part, 99 percent of jazz is boring; you've heard it before. People aren't doing anything creative that's extremely modern.… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I'm saying that people who are enmeshed in situations of subjugation and have to live, have to find ways to project their… — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
I would find myself, not necessarily always assigning these little bits of music for here or there, but all of a sudden… — William Bolcom Copy Share Image
If you look at all the artists I've ever worked with, I'm still blessed enough to have one of the biggest singles… — Sean Garrett Copy Share Image
I think I can pinpoint the moment when my first band recorded, when I was 14 and 15 years old. I always… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
Whenever I hear somebody cover a song, I don't like to hear it stray too far from the original. I like to… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
