Famous quotes by Musicians

MusiciansSongs has the power to move us, to influence us, and to bring us with each other. From the earliest days of taped music, musicians have actually been sharing their wisdom and insight through their lyrics and also performances. Right here are several of one of the most inspiring quotes from several of the globe's most prominent musicians, providing insight right into the creative process, the power of songs, and also the significance of remaining real to on your own.
Small: The biggest coward is a man who awakens a womans love with no intention of loving her - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman’s love with no intention of loving her"
Bob Marley, Musician
Small: Music is my religion - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
"Music is my religion"
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Small: We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I cant, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics
Rick Wright
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
Rick Wright, Musician
Small: I dont understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if Im interested in someone, and I dont wan
Britney Spears
"I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person"
Britney Spears, Musician
Small: Music doesnt lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music - J
Jimi Hendrix
"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music"
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Small: I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great
Steven Adler
"I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great music wasn't created because of some stupid grudge. That's a shame"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, then anyon
Steven Adler
"If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, then anyone can do it. It's not that big a deal. And the Eagles! They did it! They severely hated each other. It's just rock and roll"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: Music is the best way for me to say I love you - Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu
"Music is the best way for me to say I love you"
Mireille Mathieu, Musician
Small: That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a real challenge, and you bri
"That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a real challenge, and you bring that back to your partner when you return to writing with them"
Cynthia Weil, Musician
Small: Love the life you live. Live the life you love - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
"Love the life you live. Live the life you love"
Bob Marley, Musician
Small: You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
"You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven"
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Small: Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter - David Byrne
David Byrne
"Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: It didnt even occur to me that Im the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music - Davi
David Byrne
"It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: To some extent I happily dont know what Im doing. I feel that its an artists responsibility to trust that - Da
David Byrne
"To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Ive been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. Ive learned to
David Byrne
"I've been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I've learned to resist that"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Im afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same - David Byrne
David Byrne
"I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different
David Byrne
"Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food - David Byrne
David Byrne
"My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another - David Byrne
David Byrne
"When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously - David Byrne
David Byrne
"I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Thats the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit? - David Byrne
David Byrne
"That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Everythings intentional. Its just filling in the dots - David Byrne
David Byrne
"Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Its only rock and roll, my god! Its not rocket science - Steven Adler
Steven Adler
"It's only rock and roll, my god! It's not rocket science"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: I always knew that we were going to be successful and accomplish and succeed at our dreams. There was never a
Steven Adler
"I always knew that we were going to be successful and accomplish and succeed at our dreams. There was never a doubt in my mind. When we were recording 'Appetite For Destruction,' we all knew"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: The real shame about the ending of the Guns N Roses when I got kicked out wasnt just that I got kicked out, bu
Steven Adler
"The real shame about the ending of the Guns N' Roses when I got kicked out wasn't just that I got kicked out, but Slash and Axl stopped working together"
Steven Adler, Musician
Small: Onstage Im the happiest person in the world - Britney Spears
Britney Spears
"Onstage I'm the happiest person in the world"
Britney Spears, Musician
Small: I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what s
"I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient"
Ornette Coleman, Musician
Small: All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of th
"All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body - like radiation, cancer, and all"
Ornette Coleman, Musician
Small: Id be stupid not to take into consideration that there are certain things people will not consider me for beca
Jennifer Lopez
"I'd be stupid not to take into consideration that there are certain things people will not consider me for because my name is Lopez. And I know I can do any kind of role. I don't want anybody to say, Oh, she can't pull this off. So those are barriers that you have to overcome"
Jennifer Lopez, Musician
Small: People assume Im out there having this great life, but money doesnt erase the pain. When youre young you barre
Jennifer Lopez
"People assume I'm out there having this great life, but money doesn't erase the pain. When you're young you barrel through life, making choices without thinking of repercussions. A few years down the line, you wake up in a certain place and wonder how the hell you got there"
Jennifer Lopez, Musician
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