Music Quotes
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I think that what is important is that the music be honest and direct and that it is relevant to today. I think music needs to be of its time and speak to that time.
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Music, somehow, breaks through, to everybody.
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The fact is that we take music very seriously.
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They flat their fifths, we drink ours.
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We're a gumbo of American music, and aren't ashamed to play pop or soul or rock because we all grew up on radio.
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I've got great joy from rediscovering Western music. I love Schumann and Chopin, and those amazing symphonies of Bruckner.
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It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.
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The music of an unhappy people, of the children of disappointment; they tell of death and suffering and unvoiced longing toward a truer world, of misty wanderings and hidden ways.
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It's my music. It's my craft. If you don't like it, then turn it off. Don't listen to it. But a lot of people listen to it... The numbers, they add up.
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Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.
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I was definitely surrounded by music and fashion at a very, very young age.
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I wouldn't mind producing a movie with a music storyline, but acting in one is too close to home.
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I didn't start making music in order to be famous.
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I can take all the negative energy and turn it into a positive simply by purging my soul through music. That's how powerful music can be.
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I believe the term modulation denotes in music the uninterrupted shift from one key to another: I do not know the term for change of rhythm without change of measure.
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My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a lifetime.
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The music is at this weird intersection of dance music and indie music. It's not quite dancey enough to do a full-blown DJ set, and it wasn't quite rock enough for a rock band. But I guess it's what makes us unique - drawing from a lot of different influences.
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Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an instrument that I don't know how to play is unbelievably relaxing, because I don't have any pressure on me.
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Pop just didn't have enough substance for me. All this nyah-nyah-nyah, you know, 'Paper Tiger' and 'Hold the Ladder, James' and 'Crimson and Clover.' That wasn't music!
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I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.
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Any real record person knows that the number one most powerful marketing tool when it comes to music is repetition.
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Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.
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For me, the most important thing is the element of chance that is built into a live performance. The very great drawback of recorded sound is the fact that it is always the same. No matter how wonderful a recording is, I know that I couldn't live with it-even of my own music-with the same nuances forever.
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People like Aphex Twin, Jason Pierce, Jarvis Cocker and William Orbit are actively showing their interest in a wider field of music. Jarvis and I met on a benefit for an extraordinary man called LaMonte Young, the father of minimalism, who worked with John Cale and shared a loft with Yoko Ono.
