Music Quote by Cecil Taylor Download Open image “You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.” — Cecil Taylor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Music Preconceptions Surrender
If I were to explore music, I'd want to just focus on that and make that my priority. — Maia Mitchell Copy Share Image
When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people. — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
I learned that there's no reason why people decide they like music when they do. — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
Music is the thing you can really get personal with without people really knowing what it's about. — Ava Michelle Copy Share Image
When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts. — Gary Numan Copy Share Image
If you are making music for other people, you will have to be aware of how people relate to it. — Ken Hill Copy Share Image
I don't really believe in genres. I don't want people to have any preconceptions about me. I want the first impression to be the… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
One doesn't want to feel too contented; you have to feel challenged by the music. — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
It's just I do things differently and I want people to appreciate music for what it is, and not because of a story. — Mandy Harvey Copy Share Image
The first record I made, when I listen to it, I understand. I understand perfectly well why certain musicians were unhappy with me. I… — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
Mother, being a pianist, told me how to play with my fingers on the piano. — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
When I came out of the conservatory, the first thing I did was to go see Thelonious Monk. — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
In short, [Coltrane's] tone is beautiful because it is functional. In other words, it is always involved in saying something. You can't separate the… — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice. — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
They say, 'We will give you money, but we want you to play this or that.' And I always thought, 'If I'm going to… — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
You know what the material is so that you never play it the same way twice. — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
I'm saying that people who are enmeshed in situations of subjugation and have to live, have to find ways to project their dignity as… — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
Before he fought Billy Conn, Joe Louis said, 'He can run, but he can't hide.' That's how I feel about New York: You can… — Cecil Taylor Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and… — Hyuna Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I'm at the edge of the world, Where do I go from here? Do I disappear? Edge of the world, Should I sink or… — Bring Me The Horizon Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of people come out of Carol City, but I had this distinct vision for Carol City, just me coming out… — Denzel Curry Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
“Downloading's the same as what I used to do. I used to tape the charts of the songs I liked [off the radio]. I… — Liam Gallagher Copy Share Image
I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I want people to hear my lyrics and my melodies and say, 'That dude's in pain.' — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time. — Stromae Copy Share Image