Music Quotes
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I started listening to music when I wrote when I had three sons at home.
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I love hip hop music, I make hip hop music.
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I'm Iranian and no matter what I do, I'm dealing with politics because especially my music, that it's a music that talks about peace, love, unity.
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Progression is important. I'm always going to play music in the general vein of rock'n'roll, but when I started I was very much associated with the West Coast lo-fi thing and I didn't want to get anchored in with anything that was just in vogue for the time being.
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Q: Radiohead fans tend to be extremely devoted to the band - they seem to connect with your music and ideals. What do you see as the major aspects of your music which people connect with so well?
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I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.
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I think it's harder for R&B to break in England because the radio and labels don't really know what to do with R&B music.
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A lot of rap music can get repetitive.
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And when it comes to the music, the fans are the most important thing because they get you and put you where you are. And so often - too often - that whole idea gets cast aside.
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I like loud music. I like music that fills my ears. I'm just going to pull out my iPod and see what we got here. We're always interested in new bands because we have a retail store in northern California. I think it's got to be happy.
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Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.
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It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.
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I feel like you listen your whole life, so when you are in the studio, your references are all the songs and music that you know. It just depends on where the songs are going and what attracts you at the moment.
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I breathe music... The acting is a job, but music is life. You need a job to live.
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There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.
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Classical music always had a great influence on me. In fact some of my songs have a classical theme in mind.
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The reason why Millennials are inspiring is what they give: the music they give.
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If I could, I'd sing old French songs or American folk music, but I sure as hell can't do it as well as Mississippi John Hurt - no way in hell am I getting near that!
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I'm not trying to clock scores in this lifetime, it's just that things are better now than they were like five, ten years ago. Music has gotten a lot better. There's a lot of people who are committed to - soulfully.
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Music is my friend, it comforts me in joy and in sorrow.
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So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with Colin Matthews, through the Rex Foundation sponsoring recordings of various music that was being recorded over there.
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I feel so lucky to have lived the life that I did and to be surrounded by the people I love. I've got eight kids, and they're always laughing all the time. It's like music to my ears. I think that my frame of mind these days is probably happier than I've ever been, which is kind of odd, coming close to the finish line.
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My main thing is I just want to share as much hope and happiness as possible for music. If I can share as many moments and help people believe in themselves... if I can do that, then I'll feel like my job is done.
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We thought it would be great to see if you could put pop music back into musical theater.
