I started writing cheating songs when I was too young to have any idea what I was writing about - broken hearts… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like "The Privateers," or "Why," from a much earlier… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I've never felt anything that moves me as much as my piano. I'm an emotional player. I don't really like people. I… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
God's poet is silence! His song is unspoken, And yet so profound, so loud, and so far, It fills you, it thrills… — Joaquin Miller Copy Share Image
There is another sort of day which needs celebrating in song -- the day of days when spring at last holds up… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The bottom line is I love good music and I try to shy away from all these labels that people think are… — Brad Nowell Copy Share Image
Every time I write a song, it's different. I'm all about the rhythm of the words and the melody. Musically, you gotta… — Dan Bern Copy Share Image
A song is no song unless the circumstance is free and fine. If a singer sing from a sense of duty or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
Music is this medium to express who I am and what I've been through and my thoughts and what my feelings on… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
For me, music is a byproduct of this process - the human process - and the fact that I've managed to eke… — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
“You have millions of fans. Everyone around the world loves your songs. How can that not be enough?" "Because music can't tell… — Bella Andre Copy Share Image
I think the music that's called 'future stuff' is the soundtrack to the few people who have the nerve and the courage… — Wayne Shorter Copy Share Image
I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange,… — Dhani Harrison Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to be living in Hollywood, CA, when the underground punk rock music scene started. It was a small… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
I think that music has always been restricted to media. The LP is an antiquated form, and the CD is now an… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how… — Arthur Rubinstein Copy Share Image
I mean, in 1979 I was seven. I do remember punk, though, as a playground phenomenon, and remember that it was exciting… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
A song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
“Your life is a movie. You are the main character. You say your scripts and act to your lines. Of course you… — Happy Positivity Copy Share Image
It's a magical thing, the guitar. It allows you to be the whole band in one, to play rhythm and melody, sing… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
If people stop being interested it's because you haven't written a good enough album. Music will always be the most powerful thing.… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
When I was 2 my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I've been performing ever since I… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
I love making music, but if you make something that inspires somebody else to make something, without getting too airy-fairy, you've contributed… — Hozier Copy Share Image
There was always music in my house when I was a kid. On Saturday mornings, my mother would clean house to 45s… — Steve Kazee Copy Share Image
I designed a guitar for Ibanez and then they started manufacturing it - it's called the Jem - it's 26 years old… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
When I was younger I would always listen to female artists that are my age now and I felt like I couldn't… — Beatrice Miller Copy Share Image
On 'Utopia,' I mix sick beats with ethereal elements while trying to keep the focus very much on the songwriting. If you… — Kerli Copy Share Image
As an ardent follower of the Blues it wasn't the done thing to own up to liking The Beatles but secretly I… — David Essex Copy Share Image
When I was young, I was interested more in (singing the songs). ... I can't say I'm enjoying it more now than… — Tom Jones Copy Share Image
I think my parents are the first influence on me music-wise. My dad was into Motown and soul, and my mom was… — Clairo Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I ever showed my parents a song that I had written. The content may have been a… — Tyler Joseph Copy Share Image
We get real picky about frequencies. Put it on a tape, start on tape, and it's kind of locked to how it… — Adam Faulkner Copy Share Image
I was clear that I wanted to do music and I wanted to write songs. But I wasn't clear about how I… — Alison Goldfrapp Copy Share Image
I remember when I would write a song as a kid, I would also write out on paper what the drums would… — Lights Copy Share Image
In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument.… — Bill Frisell Copy Share Image
For me people are people, without meaning to sound corny, it's a plain natural fact, music is a universal language and I've… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I'm always weary of connotations. I don't want people to listen to the music I make presently because they liked my previous… — Dev Hynes Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
![“...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine connoisseur invited the composer to dinner. 'This is the Brahms of my cellar,' he said to his guests, producing a dust-covered bottle and pouring…” quote by Arthur Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/arthur-rubinstein-17373_amused_stories-about-the-german-composer-johann_2777721.jpg)
