Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
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I'm a man of different types of flavors and tastes. I like listening to things that inspire me. Older music, when instruments were being played, not just people hitting buttons. It's manlier. You're touching things to make sounds appear.
Action Bronson -
I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks -
Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
Gavin Bryars -
I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
Eddie Murphy -
My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play drums. And if I'm not going to play drums, I'm going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.
Gary Clark Jr. -
The perfect day for me is waking up and having a cup of tea with my kids before I drive them to school; Then, I go into the studio and try and write some music for three or four hours and give up about noon.
Walter Becker China Crisis
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
Most experiences are either sensual or intellectual. Chamber music, played by a small group so the listener can follow what each player is doing, is both.
Karen DeCrow -
I love music and I love musicians and when I hear something that's great, I always say it's like you go to a movie and you can't wait to tell your friends about it.
Zach Braff -
I first fell in love with music when I was a little boy. When I first heard music, I felt the beauty in it. Then, being able to tap along on a table top and box was great, but my favorite thing to do was to watch records spin. I would almost get hypnotized by it. These things are what drew me in initially.
Narada Michael Walden -
Whether it is salt farmers in India embracing solar power or wind companies creating tens of thousands of jobs in America, people are providing a vision for the clean energy future.
Frances Beinecke -
Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
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It is a coincidence that Mathangi is the Goddess of Music and the spoken word, which can be rap.
M.I.A. -
I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.
Kate Thompson -
I thinks it really interesting how they throw the world music samples in there. I often wonder what it would be like to do something like that, but use my lyrics and my kind of style.
Marc Almond Soft Cell -
An hour of violin lessons in Berlin is an hour where you get the child interested in music. An hour in a violin lesson in Palestine is an hour away from violence, is an hour away from fundamentalism.
Daniel Barenboim -
Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
Sam Walton -
Music is such a joy, just an absolute joy.
Mavis Staples
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In my old age, my mind gets more open, and I listen to so many different types of music and I guess that all reflects in my work.
Paul Weller Incognito -
I'm not very good at a lot of things that aren't music. This is the only thing that I love doing, so, like, why wouldn't I make this my whole life?
Rex Orange County -
The Republican agenda is, and always has been, to repeal Roe v. Wade, and at the very least, erode it to the greatest extent possible.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
In the twilight, it was a vision of power.
Upton Sinclair -
Gay actors have been playing straight since Euripides.
Bryan Batt -
I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.
Herbie Hancock