Music Quotes
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The word 'hillbilly', I've never liked that, and I've never used that in my music.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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It really wasn't until I realized that country music had a whole underworld of songwriters that I dug into it.
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I have this typical Ukrainian face. Even people who know my music don't recognize me most of the time, thank God.
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I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.
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Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to it in a way that other people can't.
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My father was the child of academics and was probably destined to become an academic himself but vetoed that idea. Bailed, dropped out of graduate school and just went to work for an insurance company. But the house was full of books and music and all of that.
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The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose.
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I didn't get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that.
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I didn't really like the '80s, to be honest with you. There was some good music that came out, but it went a bit disco for me.
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Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio and into modern culture, I worked very hard and always believed in the sounds I was creating.
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I think the Cosmic Psychos were a band that was highly influential on the Seattle so called grunge scene. I know that Kurt and Nirvana were fans, they played shows with Pearl Jam. Even thou the Cosmic Psychos never had the commercial impact or success that those bands had, they were still a major influence on them, and I think a lot of it had to do with the spirit and the sound of their music.
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I love music; it's my passion.
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Growing up, my grandmother did not want worldly music in the house. Then when I went out to California, I started listening to Spanish music, mostly Mexican music. But were I in Egypt, I would listen to the music of the people, or if I was in Italy, I'd listen to Italian music.
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And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the music, was always a factor.
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Most of my friends are from the music scene.
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Music is to reflect the artist and their artistry. I’ve been pretty true to that. I do appreciate my fans and I love them for being supportive from the beginning.
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I’m trying to make music that will last forever, not just for this wave. The thing is, your sound will grow when you grow. I’m always growing as a person, and my music reflects that.
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We were the rebels of the music industry so we wanted to write a rebellious song.
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I love writing about things I know, and I like to be very honest in my music.
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At the end of the day, you release music because you believe in the songs and believe that they're honest. That's all you can really hope for.
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The '70s and '80s were just the period during which the best soul music was created and the best records were done.
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I've been making music for a while. And I could read about myself on the Internet for a while.
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The only thing I've ever wanted to do is really make people happy, offer some sort of positivity with music that I've written. The Chili Peppers do that for people. They're already established. I still want something that came out of me, and out of my heart.
