You might pick up some influences from another type of music that you wouldn't normally think of, but, you know, maybe as… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
I made a point when I made the Ugly Casanova record to not write a song and then say, 'This is a… — Isaac Brock Copy Share Image
“Well, also ask yourself this: do you know what Steve Miller looks like? No, you don’t. Nobody does. He could be standing… — It Books Copy Share Image
All say they love you, with hearts full of hate. The song of disguise,sing different fates. Singers are not all, still sing… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the… — David Amram Copy Share Image
History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
All the forms of popular music from jazz to hip-hop, to bebop, to soul [come from black innovation]. You talk about different… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
Someone like Katy Perry - I like her writing because I listen to music as a songwriter. I like a lot of… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Sing of the nature of women, and then the song shall be surely full of variety; old crotchets and most sweet closes.… — John Marston Copy Share Image
I thought it would be interesting to write a song about a lonely person who is scared to see the truth that… — Matthew Shultz Copy Share Image
If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people's songs, you're asking them to rethink a song, listen… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
“RESURRECTION OF DJANGO He was born in a gypsy caravan and spent his early years on the road in Belgium, playing the… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
I think that one of the things about music is it's supposed to be spontaneous, it's supposed to be real human beings… — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
As a drummer, I always approach things as, 'I want to play just enough to keep other drummers interested, but not enough… — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
When I was about 15 years old, I used to have a lot of jam sessions at my house. And all the… — Masego Copy Share Image
At first, I didn't focus that much on the Internet. I was more, 'I'm going to write songs,' and I'd have sung… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
Regardless of its purpose, the humpback-whale song is the most complex piece of nonhuman composition on earth. Whether it's art, prayer, or… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
It's the same at a rock-and-roll concert. You have an opening number with a strong entrance; then you go through a lot… — Marjoe Gortner Copy Share Image
I'm more of a songwriter. I love writing songs. I love writing my songs. It's always been writing for me, and it… — Jon Pardi Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's the mistakes that end up leading you into new territory .. like the guitar solo on 'Peelin' Taters' - I… — Junior Brown Copy Share Image
When one has been touched by the stellar power and ethereal playing of a sublime musician, one is lifted, if only briefly,… — Paul Keating Copy Share Image
I think a lot of bands would just make a dark, bleak album, which is why we wanted to do the opposite.… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics.… — K. D. Lang Copy Share Image
We're real people and we're a band that's been playing on the scene for a long time. We've made a lot of… — Dan Hawkins Copy Share Image
They [ Factory Records] are always looking for the next group, the next big thing, to bring the record sales in and… — Ian Curtis Copy Share Image
It's one of the craziest feelings to be on stage and know that you were sitting on your bedroom floor when that… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
The lyrics are a lot about those big questions: why are we here, how did we get here, what's the point, and… — Tyler Joseph Copy Share Image
“Take the name of Jesus with you, Child of sorrow and of woe, It will joy and comfort give you; Take it… — Robert J. Morgan Copy Share Image
I'm kind of lucky in the fact that I can take something that's in my head and write it down, or I… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
He [Benny Carter] is all that every jazz musician the world over wants to be. He's performed 20,000 nights. How many shoes… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I don't think I wrote my first song until I was 25. And then everything I wrote ended up becoming my first… — Perfume Genius Copy Share Image
I believe music should reflect yourself in some way and not just yourself at the given time. I feel that when you… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
There's definitely something broken in the music industry clearly. Partly from downloading and partly the obstacles for discovery and listener choice and… — Doug Walters Copy Share Image
“Just as music is a natural way to empathy, music can also be a way to open you to compassion. Have you… — Will Jelbert Copy Share Image
It's horrible for someone to listen to someone learning any instrument - when I was first learning the banjo, I used to… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I have a real soft spot for flying saucer songs and Frenkenstein songs. When I was a kid the first record I… — Tom Verlaine Copy Share Image
I kept hearing that metal is dead and Ozzy's dead and people that like Ozzy are dead. I have never had an… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, if I can… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
![“All the forms of popular music from jazz to hip-hop, to bebop, to soul [come from black innovation]. You talk about different dances from the catwalk, to the jitterbug, to the Charleston, to break dancing -\-\ all these are forms of black dancing...What would [life] be without a song, without a…” quote by Michael Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/michael-jackson-411_bebop_all-the-forms-of-popular-music-from-jazz_1942800.jpg)
![“They [ Factory Records] are always looking for the next group, the next big thing, to bring the record sales in and for them to promote and everything, but Factory just sign who they want to, put records by who they want to out, package it how they want to, how they like doing it. It's just run…” quote by Ian Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/ian-curtis-23678_big-things_they-factory-records-are-always-looking_3152182.jpg)
![“He [Benny Carter] is all that every jazz musician the world over wants to be. He's performed 20,000 nights. How many shoes have been shined? How much mascara put on? Rouge? How many of those impossible bowties have been tied? How many love songs have been sung? How many dances have been danced?…” quote by Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/wynton-marsalis-1721_art_he-benny-carter-is-all-that-every-jazz-m_2002120.jpg)
