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- That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.
- It's important to me that people feel connected to the band through the music, you know? I don't want it to be wallpaper. I don't…
- The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you're moved by the fact that…
- A lot of people from my generation of music are so focused on playing things correctly or to perfection that they're stuck in that safe…
- Going out and playing music - that's what I do. I don't do much else.
- The human element of making music is what's most important.
- Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it's always…
- Because you have things like 'American Idol' and you've got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it's easy to forget there are…
- Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it's just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it.
- When I listen to the radio, I just hear so much music that doesn't even sound like people. The vocals are all tuned, and the…
- Sharing music is not a crime. It shouldn't be. There should be a deeper meaning to making music than just selling downloads.
- Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.
- I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.
- Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.
- Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music.…
- The most important thing is that you honor that musical integrity, whether you make music that sounds like ABBA or you make music that sounds…
- Usually, when Nirvana made music, there wasn't a lot of conversation. We wanted everything to be surreal. We didn't want to have some contrived composition.
- What I really miss these days in music - is the music. I prefer to listen to melodies and songs, not just sounds.
- We're in this band, the Foo Fighters, making music for the love of music. We all came from bands that had disbanded, and we were…
- There's nothing I'd rather do than make music. It's the love of my life.
- After 10 years, I have been touring for 20, playing basically the same type of music, a four-piece or three-piece type of music with loud,…
- There's something about heartbreak that makes for great music, but the same could be said for Jägermeister. Hangovers make for great music, too.
- A long time ago, I made a promise to myself: "Okay, you know what? I'm going to play music, and hopefully I'll make enough money…
- Neil Young is my hero. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does.
- Nothing's going to keep me from making music. If I were in the want-ads in the back of the paper or playing to six people…
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