Music Quotes
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The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man.
John Philip Sousa
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Where I'm at in my relationship with my wife or my family and life in general, I feel like it all comes out in the music. Hopefully, it's always there, but in an ambiguous and abstract way and not real straightforward.
Dierks Bentley
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My only incentive is to write music that changes me, where the process of making it is a discovery and is true in some way, at that moment.
Johnny Flynn
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My music is usually inspired by life experiences, being aware of my surroundings, I pay attention to people, I create from a very selfless mindstate, my goal is to make the song from someone else.
Wurld
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There's nothing that helps clear my mind and improve my mood more than sweating in a room with my friends to some amazing new music and feeling stronger and taller every time I walk out. It's truly incredible. I'm addicted. And the results aren't half bad, either.
Anna Kaiser
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I was amazed by the way all of that played out in the media. To me, a musician going to rehab is like a normal person going to get his teeth cleaned. Don't these people ever watch ""Behind the Music""? It's a cliche. If I had known that the story was going to be reported in the way that it was, I would have considered not going at all.
Billy Joel
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Ambient music is intended to induce calm and a space to think.
Brian Eno Roxy Music
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There is language going on out there- the language of the wild. Roars, snorts, trumpets, squeals, whoops, and chirps all have meaning derived over eons of expression... We have yet to become fluent in the language -and music- of the wild.
Boyd Norton
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When there are no lyrics there are many parts of the imagination that can fill in the meanings of the music, so I strongly believe that it can be more powerful at times.
Tom DeLonge Blink-182
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I'm not a cinematic cinematic person. I go to the movies like I did back when I was a kid. I go to the movies and I sit down. If the music works, hmm. If it doesn't work, hmm. The whole concept of the thing, not as one piece here or there. For me, music is a large part.
Melvin Van Peebles
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There hasn't been a true breakdown or effort to break Thai music into genres. They're not into dicing and slicing everything up.
Alan Bishop
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I wanted to create a bridge between experimental music and pop.
Jean-Michel Jarre
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Country's hip; it's cool music.
Rickie Lee Skaggs
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The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.
T. S. Monk
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I'm not making any absurd comparisons between myself and Bach, but I aspire to that, that my music will have the legs to survive whatever context it finds itself in.
Steve Reich
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I had really bad grades in high school and didn't want to go to college, and my dad said, 'Why don't you move to L.A. or New York and pursue music? You've always been good at it.' It was the first thing that made sense to me and... It was the right move.
Mark Foster Foster the People
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Sometimes you listen to a piece of music that inspires a collection. You listen to the music, which creates the mood, which creates the clothes.
Jenny Packham
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I look forward to my first visit to Israel. Music is a universal language that is meant to unify audiences in peace and love, and that is the spirit of our show.
Alicia Keys
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Music is the healing force of the universe.
Albert Ayler
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Their words, like the music, had the potential to be endless.
Sarah Dessen
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Music has always been a huge part of my life.
Jessica Sanchez
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Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it.
Nicholas James Murphy
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Do you know people who insist they like 'all kinds of music'? That actually means they like no kinds of music.
Chuck Klosterman
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I always try to go where the excitement is, where the best music is. I don't care what kind of music it is. I go with the best artist we can find.
Jimmy Iovine