Music Quotes
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At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want to be surprised by what comes out. I want to enjoy it more than the audience. That way the music can bloom anew. It's like making love. The act is always the same, but each time it's different.
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I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them.
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Wherever I go with my life, even the good times and the bad parts, only two people are with me: God and my music.
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I always make music that's reflective of the mindset I'm in at the time, and how I'm feeling.
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The reflection of the world is blues, that's where that part of the music is at. Then you got this other kind of music that's tryin' to come around.
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In my home, I listen to music; I play music: I play guitar and I play ukelele. And I swim and I ride a bike and I do all the things that everybody else does.
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When I sing, I want people to think only about the tenor and only about the music.
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When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music.
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I love pop music. Who doesn't?
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I like music and dancing.
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Most people go to their grave with their music inside them.
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But we weren't a phenomenon like the Beatles or Elvis Presley or the Rolling Stones: We were only as good as our last hit. We lived on our music and couldn't slide on anything - and this show is that story.
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We know what we like in music, and we got into music to try and give back what we got out of it.
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Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done.
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Playing live and making a living from music was always the only goal.
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Music reflects an artist's feelings and their experiences.
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Bad music can make you weak.
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Neil Young, who isn't really evident when you listen to my music, is probably my favorite of the legends, besides Dylan. They're all a huge influence on me. For me, just following rock history and watching Darkness On the Edge of Town and realizing that's it's okay to be obsessed with a snare sound because Bruce Springsteen was obsessed with a snare sound.
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I'm very hands-on with my own music.
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I don't think I'd ever apologise for music I make, no.
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A lot of people think the orchestra is playing and the conductor doesn't do very much, but the conductor's the person that gives shape to the music, gets the phrasing, and if he has really fine musicians in solo spots, the question is does he try to help them phrase, or does he let them go?
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I still feel very much an imposter in the whole music scene, which I'm quite happy about to be honest.
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I'm glad that it worked out that I get to act and play music and perform.
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I'm extremely happy with 'Maybach Music V.'
