My dad is obsessed with music, so I was raised around this guitar player that really wanted me to be a guitar… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
Both parents were very encouraging - especially my father. My father thought the sun rose and set with me. Neither one had… — Gordon Getty Copy Share Image
Sitting next to Olivia Newton-John, I was like, 'Do not sing one song from Grease.' That's all I was telling my brain… — Caroline Rhea Copy Share Image
We like the ambiance and atmosphere, and we felt really early that... I mean, of course, Air is an electronic band, but… — Jean-Benoit Dunckel Copy Share Image
I think being in a place where there is nothing happening is very inspiring because you have to make your own fun,… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
If I had to look at 'Now He Sings'... from outside myself, I see it as a natural part of the growth… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
With James Brown, I just learn the lyrics and then get out there and get funky with it and let my spirit… — Charles Bradley Copy Share Image
Dave and I had been song writers in Nashville, trying to get around, out hustling, trying to meet people. We randomly met… — Charles Kelley Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I always saw these pictures of a man called Bob Gordon with a baritone saxophone, who I… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Life's piano can only produce melodies of brotherhood (and sisterhood) when it is recognized that the black keys are as basic, necessary… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Independent record stores are like a casino where you put down your money and you always win. How amazing to discover gems… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
I met Prince William at a musical festival and he let me know he was a fan of my music. But the… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
“Here is the soundless cypress on the lawn: It listens, listens. Taller trees beyond Listen. The moon at the unruffled pond Stares.… — Harold Monro Copy Share Image
The more you read, the better you are at writing, no matter what you're writing. A lot of songwriters miss that and… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I work hard at it [delivery of lyrics], just like I worked hard at getting my masters degree. It's not just something… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
I'm putting out music that I love, and they're basically just stories of my life and how I try and teach myself… — Alice Merton Copy Share Image
“Be near me now, My tormenter, my love, be near me— At this hour when night comes down, When, having drunk from… — Faiz Ahmed Faiz Copy Share Image
My song 'Play It Again' is a perfect example of my music because the verses go so hard, and they're so urban;… — Becky G Copy Share Image
Though a thousand words Have never been spoken They'll fly to you Crossing over the time And distance holding you, suspended on… — Ffx-2/jade Copy Share Image
I've always invested in myself, whether it was marketing or putting an album together and paying for radio. Spending eight months to… — Ray J Copy Share Image
“For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and… — D C 25 12 Copy Share Image
Mentally, I write myself a little story. Of course, sometimes you have a song that says, "Do that." My best example is… — Gene Kelly Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a theme song for a TV show I always think, "What would be Pavlovian where a kid would be… — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
It's pretty cool that artists like Flo Rida and Bingo Players can be inspired to interpret a song like 'Piano in the… — Brenda Russell Copy Share Image
Since the music industry cracked and fell apart, gasping for the cash flow it had come to expect, much re-thinking has been… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
I love listening to things like those wonderful piano pieces of Stockhausen. It's just not my thing as a composer or performer,… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
Ever since I can remember, I've always wanted to tell stories, but I never had the patience to sit down at a… — Rob Thomas Copy Share Image
I don't listen to a lot of music at all. I think that's very bizarre too, because it was such a comfort… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
...the blues appealed to me, but so did rock. The early rockabilly guitarists like Cliff Gallup and Scotty Moore were just as… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
As far as the Animals breaking up - it was my fault. I wanted out. We took it to the max, as… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
“One cannot deny that Duruflé's improvisations and compositions had their source and their summit in a climate of belief. And to that… — James E. Frazier Copy Share Image
I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
“There's such an intimate kind of beauty in the act of listening to music being created right in front of your eyes,… — M.C. Frank Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I found my tribe of artists - people who were outspoken and not afraid to say what they thought,… — Cote de Pablo Copy Share Image
The Yardbirds sort of disbanded, and I was disappointed because I thought what we were doing was really good. I thought we… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
It was pretty common to form bands that only lasted a few years. Slint was my favorite band that I was in… — David Pajo Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck made me an Anglophile. I listened to English and Irish artists as a kid, and they were… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
Three years between records is longer than average. Double albums are much more of a statement. I really wanted to put myself… — Zachary Cole Smith Copy Share Image
My earliest memories are listening to my Grandmother playing the piano at our house as I jumped up and down on the… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Well, Neighbours wanted to do a song on the show, and they asked me what songs I had. I told them I'd… — Delta Goodrem Copy Share Image
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