My own introduction to music came quite early. My father didn't have much of an education, but he was keen for me… — Roger Taylor Copy Share Image
Kurt Cobain was Nirvana. He named the band, hired its members, played guitar, wrote the songs, fronted the band onstage and in… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
Song writing is about the male-female relationship. Yes, there are songs of, of brotherhood and politics but very rarely do we write… — Jeff Barry Copy Share Image
“I want to create moonglasses, and then write a song called, "I Wear My Moonglasses at Noon." Hopefully, with a little lunar… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
If anything, my problem is, I'm not a genius, it's just that I can write songs very quick. I have a lot… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
When I was 6, 7 years old, I was raised on all the old-school stuff. My momma used to play oldies in… — Jay Rock Copy Share Image
If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is… — Jean Sibelius Copy Share Image
“It was generally believed, said Theophilus, that Orpheus learned his music from the birds. His small voice, piping after theirs, filled with… — Ann Wroe Copy Share Image
“In Poetry class, Professor Sappho teaches us how to compose love ballads. She's a swell teacher and all but I'm not sure… — Tai Odunsi Copy Share Image
“I have personally spoken to loved ones on the other side about the process of dying through the song oracle. My Mom… — Ayesha Ophelia Copy Share Image
I just believed in 1979 that prog rock was finished. I just saw the handwriting on the wall. And I believed that… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
“The consumer is constantly screaming "Give me what I want!", while inside they are really thinking "Inspire me", even if they aren't… — Jason Timothy Copy Share Image
That this city has second lines - it's something I'm proud of. When the bands come back from the cemetery, they'll play… — Dr. John Copy Share Image
It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or… — Bono Copy Share Image
In the long-run I think we lost some of our audience because of noise. I don't think people were ready for it,… — Charlie Benante Copy Share Image
As much as heartbreak music might be therapeutic, we all want love and long for that feeling. So if a song can… — Ella Mai Copy Share Image
“The flute of the Pied Piper of Hamelin has never left us and it is essential that we train our ear to… — Dimitris Mita Copy Share Image
If you can use songs as a tool, vehicle for empathy and a deeper understanding of how people are feeling and how… — Finneas Copy Share Image
The first thing I learned was the 'St Louis Blues' when I was eight. Both my grandmothers, my mother and uncle played… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
To do a musical takes a tremendous amount of energy because you have to act and sing at the same time. And… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
All the songs are written from the perspective of a person, being me, who had trouble with some of the big questions… — Sune Rose Wagner Copy Share Image
Recognizing that the world is governed by a minority, the sexually active, and that they hold sway of a huge majority of… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I became Fantastic Negrito, and I felt like there was a rawness and an honesty in that music that I could relate… — Fantastic Negrito Copy Share Image
People have been rumouring that Queen are going to split up for the last eight years at least. I've got some great… — Brian May Copy Share Image
A songwriter's heart is pure when they have the desire to keep digging deeper into music. And invariably, when you dig deeper… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I always write the lyrics first. There are one or two exceptions over the years, but that's pretty much the way it's… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
I find it interesting when I look back at songs and it's what I've been thinking and feeling for the past two… — Elena Tonra Copy Share Image
Jazz songs have always been quite literal because many of them are taken from musical theater and you only have a couple… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I was picked on a lot as a kid because of the way I dressed. Metal and punk music got me through… — Machine Gun Kelly Copy Share Image
Twelve years ago me and Allanah became really sick of writing pop songs, ... Eventually we dug a grave for the Thompson… — Tom Bailey Copy Share Image
Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
Sometimes people come up and say, "You have this line in this song and it meant a lot to me." You don't… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I prefer to feel uncomfortable by participating in projects were I am not the specialist. I am always the one who knows… — Gaspar Claus Copy Share Image
I always have strong urges to sabotage myself. Whenever someone says they like something about my music, I tend to not want… — Mitski Copy Share Image
For us, the music is the most important thing that we're doing. But we also like to give that energy to the… — Tony Kanal Copy Share Image
“If you've got some hopelessly overmatched heroes fighting evil and some Imperial types marching, John Williams is your guy. You need a… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
We live in a world with "free" content, and this freedom is not an imperfection. We listen to the radio without paying… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Due to people's health, and certain things that have happened to people's physicality because of their healthy, that would probably keep us… — Phil Ehart Copy Share Image
“Why do we care about singers? Wherein lies the power of songs? Maybe it derives from the sheer strangeness of there being… — Salmon Rushdie Copy Share Image
Well we usually just try to do a mix from all the albums so if somebody just has one they don't get… — Mason Jennings Copy Share Image
