Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds. — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18. — Harrison Birtwistle Copy Share Image
I was raised by muses. Women who had men in awe of them and who wrote them movies and wrote them music. — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
Knowing how other people wrote music is a great tool, which can be applied into your own musical mindset. — Max Cavalera Copy Share Image
I was an English major in college, so I really liked spoken word and poetry; it was what I did before I… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
When Sonic Youth wrote music, we would rehearse for months before anybody heard anything. — Lee Ranaldo Copy Share Image
I didn't go out on one date in high school. I played guitar and sang and wrote my own music and poetry… — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
There's always those few people that are like, 'Why don't you play any of the material off your first two records?' And… — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
2Pac wrote about life threatening situations after being shot so often, it made it seem like he was obsessed with it. He… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
I didn't have to apply my mind to the aspects of scales and playing, and instead, I focused on creativity. I wrote… — Yngwie Malmsteen Copy Share Image
Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
I always wrote the music first, and the music gave me the mood and the lyrics were pretty much put in to… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Vangelis, who wrote the music for 'Chariots Of Fire,' is a bit of an idol of mine - his music is stunning.… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I thought that I wrote songs and wrote music, and that was sort of what I thought I was best at doing.… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds… — Bill Bruford Copy Share Image
I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds… — Bill Bruford Copy Share Image
When I was a youngster, I wrote all this music - it just came out of me - and I think record… — Fantastic Negrito Copy Share Image
Bach in general was so good with the violin. He just finds the genius way around his music on the instrument. When… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
“Music makes me forget my real situation. It transports me into a state which is not my own. Under the influence of… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Regarding The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: The Music Man (for which Willson also wrote the lyrics) is an astonishing creation. It… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
We met because Chad was in one of my classes, and I was looking for someone to write music with. I knew… — Ian Axel Copy Share Image
“music transports me immediately into the condition of soul in which he who wrote the music found himself at that time. I… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I think that music is still a mystery to most people. It kind of goes through most people without a specific thought.… — Gabriel Mann Copy Share Image
It wasn't like I told my family, 'I want to be a singer. I want to be a writer. I want to… — Maisie Peters Copy Share Image
I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough… — John Williams Copy Share Image
I went out and started on my way up in television. I wrote music, I wrote books, I played an instrument half-ass.… — Chuck Barris Copy Share Image