Music Quotes
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When I was first starting out in the music industry, I was always coupled in the same sentence with Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera - and I was probably the worst of them. I think a lot of people back then thought, 'Mandy Moore... she'll probably go back to where she came from in a year.'
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I still listen to a lot of the classics from Bob Dylan and John Martin, but I love electronic music as well. I'm a big fan of an Australian DJ and producer called Flume, who I think is incredible. He should be more successful in the U.K.!
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I feel that I am pregnant by music, and it is the father and mother of my child.
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The art of music is so deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach music with a serious rigor and, at the same time, with a great, affectionate joy.
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I listen to all types of music, but big rock records are the ones that, in the walk-up, make me wonder, 'What's this next set going to sound like?'
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My number one goal is to take over the music business and run a really great record company.
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We are drowning in a sea of Myspace, blather, and too much information. Music is everywhere and nowhere. The independent record store is the solution, a place staffed by friendly (or not) people who are actually paid to weed through this crap and help you find the good stuff.
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I'm in R&B/Soul, and I feel like all my music is R&B driven. Even some of the songs that are more rap have an R&B feel, so I'm with that.
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I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music.
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My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.
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I'm a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is 'Nasty Delicious!'.
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Music is made one of Satan's most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly.
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Pop music should be about young people.
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It was only later on that I became more interested in older music.
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And as the players tried to take the field, the Marching Band refused to yield.
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Good rock music always tends to be around.
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Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to.
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My dad is Dominican, my mother's Puerto Rican, and I got into bachata at the age of 10 or 11. When I started listening, it had a reputation for being music for hick people. I thought that had to be changed. I was born and raised in the Bronx, and I knew you make something cool if you're cool.
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As a DJ, it's my job to break new music. And instead of it just being the stuff that's coming from the major labels or the big pop records, I've always gravitated to something that's just different, you know?
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Years ago, I went to Brazil and fell in love with it. I really like the music, samba, bossa nova, the language and the people.
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The industry is always changing, but country music is like a force that always comes back.
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Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas.
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My music was my life, and it played a large part in my inability to sustain relationships.
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I'd say the differences are more interesting than the similarities at this point. Certainly no one would ever mistake my music for Steve's [ Reich].
