Direction Quote by Michael Feinstein

A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different,…

— Stone Gossard

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.

— Brian Wilson

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.

— William Christopher Handy

When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.

— Rick Danko

I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.

— Jeffrey Osborne

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really a hugely…

— Kate Bush

I met a lot of amazing people whose lives were changed (for the better) by the power of music. Music gave them strength to…

— Lita Ford

It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and…

— Eric Clapton

It took me way beyond what I knew, into places of which I was totally scared, but as I became less frightened, I welcomed…

— Yo-Yo Ma

The first time that I stepped onto a stage, it was life-changing. For once, I felt comfortable and in a place where I belonged.…

— Shanice Williams

I made an album that resonated, and I was lucky that a lot of different kinds of people liked it and contacted me to…

— Peaches

I was playing surf music with my band when a girlfriend of mine who had come from Los Angeles took me to a James…

— Timothy B. Schmit