I've had some bad business lessons and learned some things. It's not always about going platinum. So long as I know who… — Mannie Fresh Copy Share Image
Love Me Do, the first song we recorded, John was supposed to sing the lead, but they changed their minds and asked… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
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Growing up in Middlesbrough [in England], I listened to artists like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Howlin' Wolf. It was like another… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
A lot of very popular mainstream artists are products of record companies and marketing companies, and any time anyone can stand outside… — Marco Brambilla Copy Share Image
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I used to go and do some sitting in with Robert Nighthawk when he were playing at the 708 Club in Chicago.… — Junior Wells Copy Share Image
Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
When I can make music and don't have to think about anyone else's ideas or voice - when I'm making something that… — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
I just love 'Happy.' I have a little grand baby who loves that song. We'll play it and dance around. Pharrell's conveyed… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
The 'civil rights' revolutionary groups are a case in point. Their goal is not equality but power. The background of Negro culture… — R.J. Rushdoony Copy Share Image
There's just something so special about 'God Made Girls.' It comes from a girl's perspective, and there's nothing like that on radio… — RaeLynn Copy Share Image
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I had been playing since I was 2 years old, never remembering a life without music, always playing everything naturally and mostly… — Lara St. John Copy Share Image
“All of us sing more from sorrow than from joy. It is tragedy that leaves a mark on the mind and calls… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I never experimented with the hoddu like I wanted to do. Like on the song "Allah Addu," the hoddu and the voice… — Baaba Maal Copy Share Image
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So when or you or I are made A fable, song, or fleeting shade; All love, all liking, all delight Lies drowned… — Robert Herrick Copy Share Image
There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you… — Laura Nyro Copy Share Image
The fact that we represented freedom, you know. We talked about that in the songs and I think that the parents, like… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image
Jazz is a big thing with me. It's a very big passion of mine, to play it. I'm an amateur musician and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
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“Frodo heard a sweet singing running in his mind: a song that seemed to come like a pale light behind a grey… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
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When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music… — Niklas Zennstrom Copy Share Image
There are many songs... but there's one song from the movie 'Mr. X' called 'Tu Jo Hain,' and it's special. People usually… — Ankit Tiwari Copy Share Image
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There is certainly a universal and unconscious propensity to impose a rhythm even when one hears a series of identical sounds at… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We in Cafe Tacvba try different things every time there's an arrangement opportunity with a new song. But I'm not the only… — Joselo Rangel Copy Share Image
I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and… — Jake Owen Copy Share Image
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You can't write about stuff you don't know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and… — Dierks Bentley Copy Share Image
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![“Growing up in Middlesbrough [in England], I listened to artists like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Howlin' Wolf. It was like another world. Something happened to me when I heard that music. It leapt out of the speakers and went straight into my heart. And I thought, "Right, that's what I'm…” quote by Paul Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/paul-rodgers-4957_another-world_growing-up-in-middlesbrough-in-england-i_2603186.jpg)
