Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
At moments of acute joy or sorrow, men and women throughout history have sung or reached for musical instruments to express the… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
My friend and I were talking about the band Limp Wrist, and how cool that name is, so we started bouncing other… — Liv Bruce Copy Share Image
For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
If you're gonna use simile, analogy, metaphor, be descriptive and have some flowery adjectives and a few odd nouns and some engaging… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
I like finding that common point between another song and my music. It's like between people; you can be of religion or… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
There's so many different ways humans have used music to express the spiritual part of our nature and to connect us with… — Joan Osborne Copy Share Image
“...it was like learning to like a new kind of music by listening to the notes that weren't played, finding warmth and… — Laura Elizabeth Woollett Copy Share Image
I actually think that many of the musicians who have something meaningful to say don't win competitions. An incredible pianist like Horowitz… — Charlie Albright Copy Share Image
Having heard Clifford Brown play all those fast runs, I used to really practice Clarke trumpet exercises all day long so that… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
The [book of the bible] Song Of Songs is an amazing erotic love poem that the church has tried very hard not… — Alan Green Copy Share Image
Then the musical instruments appeared. Dad’s snare drum from the house, Henry’s guitar from his car, Adam’s spare guitar from my room.… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
You know, in some ways conducting is counter-intuitive. It's like winter driving in Finland - if you skid, the natural reaction is… — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image
Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
My father was a studio musician, played for a lot of people like Frank Zappa and a lot of R&B bands, and… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
It (jazz) isn't like it used to be. The guys aren't together. They're all separated. Individuals now. Bird was a symbol. It… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
Every time that you get undressed I hear symphonies in my head I wrote this song just looking at you oh, oh… — Jason Derulo Copy Share Image
My grandma did opera singing for the better part of her life; she used to sing all over the place. My grandpa… — Mac DeMarco Copy Share Image
“Like I told you, Sam and Patrick love their big song, so I thought I'd read it to have something to discuss… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“5. Thou must set the scene with tunes. Road trips aren't the only time a decent playlist is required. How we consume… — Gabriella Bennett Copy Share Image
I decided I was just going to sing the type of songs I gravitated toward and inspired me and moved me. I… — David Nail Copy Share Image
“When Death comes and whispers to me, “Your days are ended,” let me say to him, “I have lived in love and… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
When I'm sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I would rather write songs and then practice with the band. Just the band camaraderie is awesome and then writing music and… — Sam McCandless Copy Share Image
I discovered at 18 that singing and songwriting was my strength. I decided that it was closest to my heart and if… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
My whole team, it wasn't about putting the album out, it was about getting off the record company and going independent or… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
I taught myself to play the piano. I've always been able to play, the minute I could get my hands up. I've… — Jerry Hunt Copy Share Image
“Without death, life is meaningless. It is a story that can never be told.A song that can never be sung. For how… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
I'm aware of Yusef Lateef and Sun Ra and John Coltrane. My music cup runneth over. I try to encourage people: don't… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
A delicate fabric of bird song Floats in the air, The smell of wet wild earth Is everywhere. Oh I must pass… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
But what do I care, for love will be over so soon, Let my heart have its say and my mind stand… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
Keeping the same background and repeating the same shots is not choreography. It means that a song should take the story forward.… — Manoj Kumar Copy Share Image
If I am a fan of my own music, which I am, I want to hear the best Madchild I can hear.… — Shane Bunting Copy Share Image
The whole point of an album is to understand the artist and enjoy the music - it's supposed to make you want… — Little Simz Copy Share Image
... shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded "Me and Bobbby McGee" on ... Janis was… — Sam Andrew Copy Share Image
When I hear myself singing, I hear Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix. There's a conversational thing going on. I suppose it depends… — Chrissie Hynde Copy Share Image
It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make… — Robbie Robertson Copy Share Image
A lot of the things I loved the most growing up were, on the surface, kind of challenging or impenetrable. I loved… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
When people think of Aerosmith, I want them to think of the music we've made and nothing else. I don't want the… — Steven Tyler Copy Share Image
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