I do spend time trying to find good melodies, and I try to remember them when I do discover them. But also… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
We didn't start Theocracy because we wanted to be cool like so-and-so and make money. Our songs aren't trendy, and our lyrics… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
In making a record there are so fewer people involved - at least in our case. There were no more than three… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
"I'll Still Destroy You" song is lovingly talking about how we change our states of mind, whether it's weed or wine or… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
“...we sang in church " Tata Nzolo "! Which means Father in Heaven or Father of Fish Bait depending on just how… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
The music has gotten thick. Guys give me tunes and they're full of chords. I can't play them...I think a movement in… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Conducting is intensely social. You work with a hundred people every day. You collaborate, you try to focus their thoughts, you try… — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image
I'll write for a while and then I'll find an appropriate song and in a weird way the music will keep me… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
It's really hard to maintain a band as a democracy. Again, I think there's been a shift. There's a lot of emphasis… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
I wanted 'Imitations' to be a fully realized record from start to finish, with a cohesive sound and a sequence that took… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
What's the difference between the music of my generation and today s. Our songs were about Love and Romance, today's music is… — David A Vigilanti Copy Share Image
You're not going to hit it every single time, and that's why, when I record an album, I do probably close to… — Eminem Copy Share Image
“And instead of singing in the shower I would write out the lyrics of my favorite songs, the ink would turn the… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I get tips from Bob Gaudio. And one of my songs somehow caught the attention of one of my idols, Marty Panzer,… — Erich Bergen Copy Share Image
“Ten things you should always do when you form a group 1. Work with your friends 2. Find like-minded people 3. Have… — Peter Hook Copy Share Image
Our mission goes beyond commerce, it goes beyond technology. Our intent is to preserve music's importance in our lives, music is the… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
When sequencing an album, you kind of have to look at it like you're making a movie with different acts, and you… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I had 10 years of lessons at the conservatory in Belgium, studying classical music. I learned how to sing, play the piano,… — Lara Fabian Copy Share Image
I was really into music. I started playing guitar also when I was nine. I wanted to be in the Beatles, even… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to… — Dennis Wilson Copy Share Image
Most of my records are never going to be commercial successes, and I don't expect that. It's just all a learning process… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Music helped me to get out of a rough period in my life when I really struggled to see any future for… — Benjamin Booker Copy Share Image
I wish I could write a beautiful book to break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist: a book of… — Zelda Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I bought a Three Dog Night album when I was pretty young, and I remember listening to all those songs. That's just… — Borns Copy Share Image
I've always kind of had an interest in the drums but nothing else. The drums are the only thing I feel I… — Taylor Lautner Copy Share Image
I got tired of seeing people rush through the national anthem so they could have their popcorn and get to the game.… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I've always liked the electric guitar better. Even though the acoustic can be a very sexy and mysterious instrument, I can go… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
She sat beside me, To feel safe, Loved, At peace, Never understanding, It was her, That allowed me, To radiate, Those exquisite… — Eric Nickel Copy Share Image
Look, nobody is a bigger fan of Tommy Shaw than me. The day I met him in 1975 I knew he was… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't able to get a record out through… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Steve Van Zandt, the poor guy, doesn't get to play enough as it is with me hogging a lot of the solos.… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
We need music the most when we’re feeling things really intensely. I think the most intense times in your life are when… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
We came from the '60s era, when we started and made so many hits. The song value from the '60s was so… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough… — Kurt Masur Copy Share Image
The bands that were big in '77, like the Clash and the Sex Pistols and Talking Heads, I got into them in… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I love words. They're fun. I don't think any word can just be filler. There's no room for it. It's like a… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
There is music wherever there is harmony, order and proportion; and thus far we may maintain the music of the spheres; for… — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for KISS, there would be no Guns N' Roses. Bands like that made Guns N' Roses. We were five… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
