Music Quotes

Small: It was amazing and inspiring to see so many people come together through music to aid the great state of Vermo
"It was amazing and inspiring to see so many people come together through music to aid the great state of Vermont"
Trey Anastasio, Musician
Small: I think the Internet is going to open up a lot of possibilities with music, and the shake-up of power is excit
"I think the Internet is going to open up a lot of possibilities with music, and the shake-up of power is exciting to me"
Trey Anastasio, Musician
Small: There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience
"There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience"
Paul Hindemith, Musician
Small: Weve got great fans that rock and roll wont have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used
"We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever"
Tanya Tucker, Musician
Small: But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. Ive written hu
"But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written hundreds of songs, and I'm sure I have a few albums worth of songs"
Gregory Harrison, Actor
Small: Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense m
"Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms"
Salman Rushdie, Novelist
Small: Ive seen country music go uptown, like we say, and Im proud I was there when it happened
Loretta Lynn
"I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened"
Loretta Lynn, Musician
Small: No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music
Peter Tork
"No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music"
Peter Tork, Musician
Small: Apart from two periods of intense study, of music between the ages of 12 and 14 and of mathematics between the
"Apart from two periods of intense study, of music between the ages of 12 and 14 and of mathematics between the ages of 14 and 16, I coasted, daydreaming, through most of my school years"
James W. Black, Scientist
Small: Im not interested in forcing my music on people, and thats what the whole music industry nowadays is based on
"I'm not interested in forcing my music on people, and that's what the whole music industry nowadays is based on is forcing stations to play it, forcing people to listen to it"
John Frusciante, Musician
Small: Yeah, Ive always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life
"Yeah, I've always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life"
Lauren Ambrose, Actress
Small: This band is a real collaboration, and Im greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesnt have to
"This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there's a little bit of something for everybody on this record"
Krist Novoselic, Musician
Small: My music, my whole approach to the synthesizer has completely changed now
"My music, my whole approach to the synthesizer has completely changed now"
John Frusciante, Musician
Small: I dont like to talk about things where youre going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politi
Loretta Lynn
"I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics"
Loretta Lynn, Musician
Small: I had been playing since I was 2 years old, never remembering a life without music, always playing everything
"I had been playing since I was 2 years old, never remembering a life without music, always playing everything naturally and mostly by ear, and all the grownups wanted were more scales and drudgery out of me"
Lara St. John, Musician
Small: When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music
"When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music"
Krist Novoselic, Musician
Small: Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, thats not relaxing, b
Jackson Browne
"Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an instrument that I don't know how to play is unbelievably relaxing, because I don't have any pressure on me"
Jackson Browne, Musician
Small: I worked with three people who were doing video music shows before MTV
"I worked with three people who were doing video music shows before MTV"
Nina Blackwood, Celebrity
Small: Absolute 80s is three hours of mainstream 80s music. I also do New Wave Nation that is more cutting edge. It i
"Absolute 80's is three hours of mainstream 80's music. I also do New Wave Nation that is more cutting edge. It is more punk stuff from the 70's to the 90's"
Nina Blackwood, Celebrity
Small: Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me
"Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me"
Moira Kelly, Actress
Small: I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didnt start listening to rock a
"I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listening to rock and roll until I was maybe sixteen"
Moira Kelly, Actress
Small: Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rocknroll, but it was already a little
"Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening and making my own choices about music"
Elvis Costello, Musician
Small: Ive been lucky to listen to lots of different types of music
"I've been lucky to listen to lots of different types of music"
Elvis Costello, Musician
Small: I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies
"I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies"
Elvis Costello, Musician
Small: The idea in The Man that Would Be King was that the music should recreate all that majestic surrounding and em
Maurice Jarre
"The idea in The Man that Would Be King was that the music should recreate all that majestic surrounding and emphasize the adventure, but also speak about the frustration or, rather said, the curse of both protagonists, even before happened what happens them"
Maurice Jarre, Composer
Small: I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if Im not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor
Jackson Browne
"I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up"
Jackson Browne, Musician
Small: And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the origi
"And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music"
Elvis Costello, Musician
Small: Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music thats stripped down
Dave Grohl
"Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down"
Dave Grohl, Musician
Small: The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music
"The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music"
George Crumb, Composer
Small: In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds
"In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music"
George Crumb, Composer
Small: I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing
"I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures"
George Crumb, Composer
Small: I am optimistic about the future of music
"I am optimistic about the future of music"
George Crumb, Composer
Small: Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual po
"Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche"
George Crumb, Composer
Small: Im sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blu
"I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock"
Brad Paisley, Musician
Small: The Beatles did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to wri
"'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock"
Chris Cornell, Musician
Small: Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictur
"Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world"
William Lyon Phelps, Educator
Small: To me, music shouldnt be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when youre sitting in
"To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what"
Chris Cornell, Musician
Small: I was into playing American music, especially the blues
"I was into playing American music, especially the blues"
Mark Knopfler, Musician
Small: In essence, String Theory describes space and time, matter and energy, gravity and light, indeed all of Gods c
"In essence, String Theory describes space and time, matter and energy, gravity and light, indeed all of God's creation... as music"
Roy H. Williams, Businessman
Small: Nowadays, if a studio assumes that his film is bad, there is always an executive that gets more nervous than u
Maurice Jarre
"Nowadays, if a studio assumes that his film is bad, there is always an executive that gets more nervous than usual and thinks that if they change the music, the film will become a masterpiece"
Maurice Jarre, Composer
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