Adrian Younge Quotes
I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now.Adrian Younge
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Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.
Adam Levine Maroon 5 -
The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
A. R. Rahman -
As much as I don't want to admit it, my fans are the only ones that can hurt my feelings when they're not pleased with what I'm presenting. I want it to be perfect for them. I want them to have a different sense of pride in my music.
Wale -
Music is my way out. I keep things locked up and never say anything. I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
I remember I heard it in an interview with Michael Jackson one day, saying the art is gone, everybody makes records just to make a record. See, I always want the artist that try to build a whole body of music on one album, so you can enjoy it. So you could say, 'I went with him here, I went with him here.'
Raekwon -
If you meet me, you might not get to know me. If you hear my music? You'll get to know me.
Banks
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Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.
Ziggy Marley -
I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.
Imelda May -
We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music.
Zubin Mehta -
Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.
Ice Cube -
But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.
Isaac Hanson Hanson -
I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.
P. J. Harvey
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There's consciousness in my music, and my music comes from a conscious place. And when people say that, I certainly take it as a compliment. But my job, in terms of selling my music, is to be universal and to try to get it to everybody.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks -
I love going to the cinema, listening to music, yoga and long walks along Holkham beach in Norfolk.
Saffron Aldridge -
I've always been a big advocate of making shows affordable because a lot of these bottle-service clubs and events are geared toward really expensive experiences. Club music is for everyone, and it drives me crazy that people are getting priced out.
Kaskade -
Twitter helps me connect to the people who help make my music, or the cycle of an album, complete. Without them experiencing the music, it doesn't really exist, so it doesn't make sense to not involve them.
Imogen Heap -
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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I had wanted to play drums since the age of 9 when I saw a drum set in the window of a music store for the first time. We took lessons at a local music school and began playing together after about 6-9 months of lessons.
Jack Irons Pearl Jam -
Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.
Hank Johnson -
I'm so over the moon that I have the opportunity to represent my country at a third Olympic Games.
Libby Trickett -
But thanks to my invention, my capitalist friends and I were able to bring the government to its knees.
Erno Rubik -
There's nothing more romantic after not seeing your husband for four months than to have our first night back together, on a Broadway stage, with 12 million people watching.
Deborra-Lee Furness -
I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now.
Adrian Younge