Music Quotes
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Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti.
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The music that I make isn't really like any of the music that I listen to. I think I listen to cool music, but I know that I don't make cool music - so it's kind of funny!
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Sometimes you're inspired by an old-school song that you want to chop up and make a sample out of it. I find that with a lot of older Motown music.
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My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.
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This American Jewish music is a new experience for us at least consciously.
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Real folk music long ago went to Nashville and left no known survivors.
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When I wanted to be a music teacher, I wanted to help people through voice. Now, I get to help people out through song.
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Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.
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I've always wanted to write pop music. I never wanted to be cool or make a hipster record.
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When I was doing music videos, everybody was very snobbish about music video directors doing commercials. It was all guys from ad agencies.
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I only worked with people that I musically identify with. I typically chose songs they played for me, but in some instances I told some of the producers how a certain song should sound. Some songs were co-written by applying lyrics I had prepared over top of one of their old instrumentals or simply through improvisation. I wrote all the lyrics and was there during every production process, checking out every sound. However, most of the music was composed by the artists themselves. Most were usually very surprised at how their songs sounded with vocals! C.H.I.F.F.R.E. did the main production very well and we both wanted to try and achieve a roots-y electronic music sound, a little raw and noisy, but not too digital. I wanted a warm sound that left space for intimacy.
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Music and dance have also always been a communal activity, something that everyone participated in. The thought of a musical concert in which a class of professionals performed for a quiet audience was virtually unknown throughout our species' history.
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I have no use for cranks who despise music, because it is a gift of God. Music drives away the Devil and makes people joyful; they forget thereby all wrath, unchastity, arrogance, and the like. Next after theology, I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.
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I have new music coming out. I'm working on some television shows. I still do a tremendous amount of concerts. I'm doing my restaurant. I got a club coming in New York. The restaurant is called Doug E. The club is called Fresh.
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My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them.
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I listen to a wide variety of music of all genres, but sometimes you just need a cheesy pop song.
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When I'm performing music, it's like I'm doing a big improv.
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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
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If I wasn't doing music, I would be a makeup artist.
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I hear music as narrative.
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After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
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I grew up with all kinds ofmusic, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill.
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Not only am I putting music out there, I'm giving part of myself away.
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We mainly focus on putting music, art, dance, theater, all forms of art, back into the community, so the community can put it into the world.
