Music Quotes
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Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for cheesemakers. I don't know anything about music theory. Every time I approach my guitar, it's like the first time. There's no craft in that.
Bill Callahan
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A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts - for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly direct, emotional, sensuous perception of the work.
Andrei Tarkovsky
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I don't have a therapist, so I use me as my own therapist when I'm making the music.
Tyler, The Creator
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When I was 15, I did not know nothing about what concerned the world of music.
Maurice Jarre
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I do support artists standing by their beliefs, and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music, while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted, or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics.
Lauryn Hill
Fugees
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I just love where I am right now in my career. I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre. I've been able to have a solid career that we've built one step at a time and a family. I know that I'm in a good place.
Martina McBride
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The child has talent, loves music, and needs help. I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have. Help one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood, Fan.
Louisa May Alcott
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So no one should rely on television either for their knowledge of music or for news. There's just more going on. It's an adjunct to the written word, which I think is still the most important thing.
Kurt Loder
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My mother was an opera singer and my grandmother a concert pianist, and they only liked classical music. If I put on a pop record, they would tell me to turn it off, so I only listen to classical.
Amanda Eliasch
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You've got too many formats adult contemporary, adult alternative, soft rock, neo-soul come on! ... I'm hoping I will fit in all the marketplaces and not be limited to one place in music.
Stevie Wonder
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From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with them, electronic, but like an orchestra. And I could play it all myself. That was exciting.
John Carpenter
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The difference between me and the newer artists is that I have the history with the architects, the masters that started the music. I know where the music came from.
Rickie Lee Skaggs
