Less Quote by Daniel Levitin Download Open image “Some people like very predictable melodies, and others prefer the less likely notes.” — Daniel Levitin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Less Like Others People Some people
I've noticed that when I write I tend to have slightly poppier melodies. — Jen Ledger Copy Share Image
Melodies are far more interesting. They are there, in your face, in certain sections of the songs. People do complain about the melody thing,… — Scott Walker Copy Share Image
There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
We really like having songs where we think the arrangement is just as important as the melodies, even though they're typically not. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
Most of those melodies are me trying to find out what notes fit, and then hitting ones that don't fit in a very interesting… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
The melodies come out so strong that I'm like, "Oh, crap." It's really better if they could both be kind of able to compromise,… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
If the melodies are strong, it's much easier to see which way I can take them sound-wise. — Trentemøller Copy Share Image
I do spend time trying to find good melodies, and I try to remember them when I do discover them. But also it's mostly… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
Melodies are just honest. They can only be what they are. Words have the capacity for deception. Theyre all full of subtext, and some… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I'm a very melody-driven writer and I have a rule that I don't write anything down because if I can't remember the melody than… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
In a country that was still racially segregated and prejudiced, music was among the first domains in which African-Americans thrived alongside whites. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Because our ancestors lived in social groups that changed slowly, because they encountered the same people throughout their lives, they could keep almost every… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Because you've been exposed to Western tonal music, you know after a certain chord sequence what the next possibilities are. Your brain has compiled… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
People who organize their time in a way that allows them to focus are not only going to get more done, but they'll be… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I have never seen a proton or electron spinning around it. I have never actually seen a chromosome. I trust that they exist because… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
If you're studying from a book and trying to listen in on a conversation at the same time, those are two separate projects, each… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
President Trump, when challenged on facts, says that many people feel the way he does. But feelings should not take the place of reason… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct and widely… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
The first forms of writing emerged not for art, literature, or love, not for spiritual or liturgical purposes, but for business--all literature could be… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I would borrow money all day long, if the cost of borrowing is less than the expected return. — Brad Schneider Copy Share Image
When you're in your twenties and starting out, the problem is that you care about being cool. Being older, I can care less about… — James Righton Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
You will find that the more successful the individual, the less inclined he is to make excuses. — David Joseph Schwartz Copy Share Image
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's about less is more. It's about the seed. Thinking about this gigantic tree that you think is so beautiful but it started… — Fred Durst Copy Share Image
We have nothing less to do than to get inside of whole peoples and change their motives and dispositions. — John Raleigh Mott Copy Share Image
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
I feel the wall that divides films screened online and in the cinema is becoming less and less significant. — Choi Woo-shik Copy Share Image
I do focus my energy on music, but it's just the way that the industry works. I kind of have to take what I… — Zoe Kravitz Copy Share Image
I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
Sadly, we can't eliminate bigotry. But that doesn't mean we have to tolerate it, much less give it a platform on which to thrive. — Katharine Viner Copy Share Image
