Wayne Shorter Quotes
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Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.
Adam Levine Maroon 5 -
There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
Barbara Kruger -
Basically hated everything made in the '80s, music television - it was really about the '90s for me. 'Encino Man' was a big hit. 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights.'
Kate McKinnon -
There's this idea of a star, and this person is very aloof and writes all the music, and they don't talk to anyone unless they go through the record label. And I always felt very uncomfortable about that.
Imogen Heap -
Each time I seem to go through one of life's huge things, I want to play music.
Katey Sagal -
I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
Gary Lucas
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
Listening to music is such an uplifting, spiritual thing. It's far-fetched to some - I understand that. But the way dance music brings people together, it's not a big stretch from hymns.
Kaskade -
Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.
Gabby Douglas -
Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.
Ice Cube -
My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
Damian Marley -
My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
Bebe Rexha
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My scientific work is much more practically minded - to change something, to effect something. And the music I do is much more soft power, about changing minds.
Pardis Sabeti -
My sound is, at its core, a mix of things. Definitely an imperfect mix, but one that incorporates elements of the music I love - a bit of indie rock, super rhythmic rapping, and lots of synths.
K. Flay -
I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music can help do a lot of things. It can bring communities together, it can raise awareness... and it entertains.
Gary Sinise -
I like finding that common point between another song and my music. It's like between people; you can be of religion or another, from this country or from another country, but we're all basically the same. It's just the same with songs.
Yael Naim -
Music enables me to cleanse and shed the things that I feel are holding me back from growing, or growing up.
Damien Rice -
Mathematics is, as it were, a sensuous logic, and relates to philosophy as do the arts, music, and plastic art to poetry.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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We have a sacred obligation to support our men and women in uniform.
John Delaney -
Myth, legend, and ritual ... function to maintain a status quo. That makes them singularly bad in coping with change, indeed counterproductive, for change is the enemy of myth.
Elizabeth Janeway -
I'd like to be remembered as good person and as one of the best comedians of my generation.
Hannibal Buress -
I wanted to be a physical therapist because I had torn up my knee and thought it was interesting with the rehab and whatever. I did kinesiology, and after the first four days of class, I dropped out because I was like, 'This ain't the class for me!'
Thomas Rhett -
I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing.
Corey Hawkins -
Composing is improvisation slowed down.
Wayne Shorter