Doing things Quote by Philip Bailey

I always feel like the past informs my present musically.

— Flying Lotus

Everyone goes through the ups and downs of living - fretting about the future, worrying about what happened. Music teaches us how to be…

— David Sanborn

Like most musicians, Im good at becoming immersed in the music that I am currently working on. We seldom lift up our heads to…

— Tony Levin

If all music did was bring the past alive, that would be fine. You can hide away in music and let it recapture memories…

— Rob Sheffield

People's lives change dramatically over such a long time period, and I think that if you're still vital, and you're still interested in writing…

— Pat Benatar

I think when I do things outside of music, I am always thinking of different things that are eventually one way or another going…

— Shawn Mendes

With music, when you finish a record, you are entwined with it throughout your existence in a way which is both interesting and challenging…

— Adrianne Lenker

The whole thing of being in music is not to control it but to be swept away by it. If you're swept away by…

— Bobby Hutcherson

I don't think about what I can't do or what I shouldn't be doing. I just think there are endless possibilities musically, really.

— Paul Weller

I have always been able to move on musically. I've always been able to make all generations dance and love.

— Donnie Simpson

You can't live in the past, musically if you do, you are dead.

— John Martyn

Time repeats itself, so it's up to you to keep up with the curves of the music and keep reinventing yourself so you can…

— Mustard