Music Quotes
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Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.
Alexis Korner
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I like to go out for dinner in Belfast with my friends, I like to work on the house. I like working on music.
Kristian Nairn
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To be honest, I never really considered myself to be too much of an actress. So, whenever I get the chance to do music, I'm always, like, just in it. It's like, 'Oh my God, I finally get to do this. I'm so happy.'
Ariana Grande
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One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.
Q-Tip
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I think music should be scary. Music is an exorcism.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
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Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it - my music, I know I will live forever.
Michael Jackson
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Liner notes, Music Bank box set, 1999.
Jerry Cantrell
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Music, somehow, breaks through, to everybody.
Sandra Bullock
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When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music.
Dan Deacon
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I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.
Damon Albarn Gorillaz
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I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music.
Oksana Baiul
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Not to know the Bible is, in some ways, to be illiterate, to neglect the very roots of philosophy, art, architecture, literature, poetry and music.
Chris Hedges
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I think that music, beats, melody, sound are a natural part of our DNA, our vibe. It’s just a part of the cycle of our lives, we’re born, we have eyes, we have music.
Ziggy Marley
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For me there are two types of country: There's the shoot-yourself-in-the-head country, and then there's really good country music.
Avicii
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That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible.
Dave Haywood Lady Antebellum
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Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.
Ewan McGregor
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There's something in me that loves to inspire people: when I'm playing music, I imagine all this sparkly stardust going through everyone. I want to make people come alive.
Bat for Lashes
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My hope is to continue to make new music and go with the flow. I think I'll always be creative. I want to keep making good music, put myself into positions where I need to rise to the occasion of playing in front of an audience, and continually get better at what I'm doing.
Vance Joy
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I've definitely received a lot of support in Nashville; it's a huge music town. I like country music. Like any genre I'm largely unfamiliar with, there are elements I really enjoy and elements that go over my head.
Andrew Hozier-Byrne
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At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.
John Roger Stephens
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My future plans are hazy, and I've yet to experience how much cartooning is in my blood and therefore how much I'll miss it. But I have some other interests, especially in music, and I will probably take the opportunity to delve into those things more deeply.
Gary Larson
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Hopeless of all he dared to hope so long, The music born within him dies away; Even the song he loved becomes a pain, Full-freighted with a yearning all in vain.
Edmund Clarence Stedman
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We grew up listening to alternative music from the '90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and still making the music you wanted to make. I feel like rap rock came around and drew a line in the sand, and everybody that was like me ran away from that and started making indie-rock.
Nate Ruess Fun.
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I mean I like pop music, and I like heavy music and, stuff that I like... the band I've signed on to our label right now; they're called The Sounds. They're kind of like a new-wave pop band.
James Iha The Smashing Pumpkins