Approach Quote by John Petrucci

I'm constantly trying to grow as a musician, so when I listen to different things, I'm like, 'That'd be cool to do something like…

— Tiffany Darwish

I was always looking outside of myself for stories and ideas and influences and then I kind of realized in 2010, that all of…

— Zach Condon

You're always as a musician trying to shock yourself or create music that's maybe even too weird for your own taste. In my case…

— Bradford Cox

I've listened to a lot of outside stuff and just haven't really heard anything that moves me. I don't know if I'm getting old…

— Josh Turner

Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.

— Florence Welch

A mate of mine said recently said a lot of stuff sounds like you're listening to it outside, but also like you're surrounded by…

— Sean Booth

Sometimes music comes across to me just when I am sitting around doing nothing, and then the music makes me think of a few…

— Jimi Hendrix

I think that the things that are interesting sometimes, when you're striving for a sound, you just get it wrong 'cause of your own…

— Mark Ronson

When I listen to something, I like to be taken out of my seat and thrown across the room. If it sounds good and…

— Rory Gallagher

Sometimes I get, "Have you ever thought about doing real music?" I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens…

— Al Yankovic

People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what…

— Stanley Donen

While I'm working on something, every single part of me is in it. But then, once it's done, I leave that place behind. I…

— Jim James