Music Quotes

Small: Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, its very hard to teach racism to a teenager whos listeni
"Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?"
Jay-Z, Musician
Small: I dont feel comfortable making empty music
"I don't feel comfortable making empty music"
Talib Kweli, Musician
Small: Aint nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should
"Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals"
Talib Kweli, Musician
Small: I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate t
"I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you don't appreciate the honesty in the music, the beat can be fly as hell but you'll never give an emcee props"
Talib Kweli, Musician
Small: So when I got to be about 13 or 14, I started listening - even though my parents music was way cool - to conte
Slash
"So when I got to be about 13 or 14, I started listening - even though my parents music was way cool - to contemporary hard rock at that time, which was Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Ted Nugent and all that, and that's just where I came from"
Slash, Musician
Small: Thats why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club.
"That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that"
Jay-Z, Musician
Small: Uhm, Im the one wanting the lessons! I dont want to say too much about it because Id rather have you see the m
Harvey Keitel
"Uhm, I'm the one wanting the lessons! I don't want to say too much about it because I'd rather have you see the movie, but he's trying to find his music"
Harvey Keitel, Actor
Small: Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and tra
Dario Fo
"Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe"
Dario Fo, Playwright
Small: My opinion is that music is music. As long as you approach doing a remix with truth, I dont see the dance remi
"My opinion is that music is music. As long as you approach doing a remix with truth, I don't see the dance remixes being any different than an hip-hop remix- it's really a different version of the song"
Deborah Cox, Musician
Small: I think its his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the mus
"I think it's his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the music and really adding a lot of musical elements to compliment my voice and to compliment the song"
Deborah Cox, Musician
Small: Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions
"Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions"
Jacques Barzun, Educator
Small: Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire
Neville Marriner
"Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now"
Neville Marriner, Musician
Small: Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti
Neville Marriner
"Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti"
Neville Marriner, Musician
Small: Im always going to get more of a charge playing Chicago than I will Duluth or some place like that. Just becau
"I'm always going to get more of a charge playing Chicago than I will Duluth or some place like that. Just because of the history and the people there are way more knowledgeable than a lot of other cities. It's an amazing music scene with some great bands and great musicians"
Matt Cameron, Musician
Small: Im from the Bob Wills and the Little Richard school of music. Bob Wills did what the hell he thought, Little R
"I'm from the Bob Wills and the Little Richard school of music. Bob Wills did what the hell he thought, Little Richard did what he thought, and those were my big influences"
Buck Owens, Musician
Small: I never expected to record again. I knew I had done everything I ever wanted to do. I was satisfied. But... al
"I never expected to record again. I knew I had done everything I ever wanted to do. I was satisfied. But... all the time I'm watching the country music horizon. And I'm sayin' 'Lord, is there anybody gonna come?'"
Buck Owens, Musician
Small: If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music
"If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music"
Buck Owens, Musician
Small: Id like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time,
"I'd like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and ready to do the job, wrote a few songs, and had a hell of a time"
Buck Owens, Musician
Small: I believe the term modulation denotes in music the uninterrupted shift from one key to another: I do not know
"I believe the term modulation denotes in music the uninterrupted shift from one key to another: I do not know the term for change of rhythm without change of measure"
Allen Tate, Poet
Small: I need drama in my life to keep making music
"I need drama in my life to keep making music"
Eminem, Musician
Small: The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do
"The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do"
Keith Richards, Musician
Small: If you dont know the blues... theres no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other
"If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music"
Keith Richards, Musician
Small: Ive always been suspicious of TV, Ive always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage
"I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage"
Keith Richards, Musician
Small: Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sw
"Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen"
Keith Richards, Musician
Small: Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism
"Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism"
Eminem, Musician
Small: Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio
"Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you're always going to find a hip-hop tape; that's all I buy, that's all I live, that's all I listen to, that's all I love"
Eminem, Musician
Small: Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little
"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays"
Henny Youngman, Comedian
Small: The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music
Michael Jackson
"The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music"
Michael Jackson, Musician
Small: American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly becau
"American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions"
Todd Gitlin, Sociologist
Small: Shooting this one was kind of like a two month party, we would literally play music between takes, and other m
"Shooting this one was kind of like a two month party, we would literally play music between takes, and other movies that were shooting on our lot would play hookey, come over and hang out and stuff. We had a great time"
Mike Myers, Comedian
Small: We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music
"We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music"
Jim Capaldi, Musician
Small: For me, everything definitely comes from music
"For me, everything definitely comes from music"
Mike Myers, Comedian
Small: This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cau
"This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were trying to do something different"
Jim Capaldi, Musician
Small: Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music
"Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music"
Jim Capaldi, Musician
Small: Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak
"Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak"
William Congreve, Poet
Small: The most rewarding part of being an artist is seeing the impact your music can have on peoples lives
Alan Walker
"The most rewarding part of being an artist is seeing the impact your music can have on people's lives"
Alan Walker, Musician
Small: When Im making music, Im not thinking about genres or whats popular. Im just doing what I love and what feels
Alan Walker
"When I'm making music, I'm not thinking about genres or what's popular. I'm just doing what I love and what feels right"
Alan Walker, Musician
Small: For me, the most important thing is to create music that people can connect with and that can bring them some
Alan Walker
"For me, the most important thing is to create music that people can connect with and that can bring them some form of happiness"
Alan Walker, Musician
Small: Music is the universal language. It can evoke emotions in people, regardless of where they are from or what la
Alan Walker
"Music is the universal language. It can evoke emotions in people, regardless of where they are from or what language they speak"
Alan Walker, Musician
Small: Ive always been fascinated by the idea that were all connected through music. Its like a universal thread that
Alan Walker
"I've always been fascinated by the idea that we're all connected through music. It's like a universal thread that binds us together"
Alan Walker, Musician
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