Doe Quote by Willa Ford

The orchestra's an amazing instrument, but I don't want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind of boring…

— Andrew Bird

What I liked about doing a soundtrack is that it's almost the opposite of any kind of normal recording that a band does, because…

— Tim Gane

I've never really been interested in replicating the record in live performance, because I'd just get bored. When I was young I used to…

— James Dean Bradfield

I was able to truly immerse myself in the record-making process. I'm excited about music.

— Five for Fighting

I like that kind of classic-type sound. A lot of my favorite albums were tracked live, with a four-piece band. I love the way…

— Adam Granduciel

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's…

— Burt Bacharach

I always been inspired and aspire to inspire through the music. I feel like I've always made the soundtrack to a movement.

— Raheem DeVaughn

The Soft Machine's 'Volume Two' inspired me heavily. That record just feels like it was all done in the same breath. It's genius, and…

— Flying Lotus

I couldn't make a real drum'n'bass or dubstep record to save my life. But I can be influenced by them in small ways.

— DJ Shadow

I feel like making music because - and this has much to do with the way I was able to make this record -…

— Zooey Deschanel

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

— John Bonham

I really want to work on a record of mine and I'm just getting inspiration from different sources like one of my favourite bands,…

— Chris Johnson