Music Quotes
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'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.
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The power of music in Spanish is so strong, that I couldn't stay away from it any longer.
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I've got all of the old school vinyls from the '70s - even further back, like the jazz music in the '40s, '50s, '60s. Then I've got all the '80s stuff underground, hip-hop when hip-hop really first started. The '90s stuff. All of the good stuff, because I'm really into music, and it helps me create new songs now.
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I listen to a lot of different kind of music. A lot of weird-ass music, like weird-ass, old Portishead.
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I've known for a very long time that making music for the church has been my calling.
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I cannot state enough how important post-production is for the success of a horror movie. You bring so much to it with the way you edit it, the way it is sound-designed, and the way the music works with it.
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In '92 - '93, I was at that age when I was looking for my identity and that's when I found dance music and I really fell in love with it.
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Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.
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It never mattered to me that people in school didn't think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me for it - though it did matter to me that I was not wearing the clothes that everybody was wearing at that moment. But at some point, I was just like, 'I like wearing sundresses and cowboy boots.'
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Music's the one thing I try not to analyze. I don't want to destroy the magic that has always been there for me.
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If you really don’t enjoy the type of music I make and that’s not you, OK. But don’t say I’m not talented. If you haven’t noticed, I wasn’t made - I was found.
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I'm also very pleased that we were able to include a full orchestrated score for Dragon's Lair 3D. The 40 different music pieces blend with the action to make you feel more a part of the whole adventure.
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I despise hip hop. Loathe it. Eminem is an idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distasteful character I have ever crossed in my life. Eminem's new song about his kid - isn't it the most ridiculous piece of music you have ever heard in your life? I just don't like the dragging women around on dog leads and all that stuff
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The only thing I could think of - because I really don't like categories - but the only thing I could think of is inspirational, and I think music that is from the heart falls right into that category.
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I'm in my father's car at age 9 or 10 crying to Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat,' thinking that you could write nearly a love letter to a man who betrayed you by having an affair with your wife. I was thinking how wonderful and pure music can be for explaining situations.
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Mike Patton is a genius... It is definitely the hardest music I've ever played.
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I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.
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For many people in the music conservatory world, the message was always, Focus! 'You can't do everything; you really need to specialize.' And especially at an early age, I ignored this advice.
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I try to put myself into unusual and difficult situations as often as I can in order to capture the element of struggle in the music.
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I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and be in a band and play shows. I even got into an underground art scene. I was going to do whatever.
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I come from a generation that was surrounded by popular music, but I don't know if anybody's ever going to move the ball forward as far and as fast as the Beatles did.
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I make a timeless music. I think I've made my mark as a lyricist and as an innovator and as a tastemaker.
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For me, music makes my smile brighter during my workouts. It adds that extra something that motivates me to go further or work harder!
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Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.
