Music Quotes
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I can play, and I know it; I'm not looking for any pats on the back. I don't have to be endorsed by anybody. I make enough to live and eat, and I'm happy with my music-and that's all I need.
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The whole thing of being in music is not to control it but to be swept away by it. If you're swept away by it you can't wait to do it again and the same magical moments always come.
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There's a certain standard in classical music that allows the application of the term "genius," but you're treading on thin ice if you start applying it to rock & rollers.
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We live in the digital age, and unfortunately it's degrading our music, not improving.
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There is nothing better than music as a means for upliftment of the soul.
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I'm an amateur at music and an amateur at most things. I like the idea of offering some music and some records and a website to people who feel perplexed.
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You love doing music, and wouldn't do anything else in the world. But it's a grind.
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You can't have Bach, Mozart and Beethoven as your favorite composers. They simply define what music is!
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I like music, but I need to get outside more.
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A man is like a two-story house. The first floor is equipped with an entrance and a living room. On the second floor is every family member's room. They enjoy listening to music and reading books. On the first underground floor is the ruin of people's memories. The room filled with darkness is the second underground floor.
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There's a lot of music in my life, and I found it a very important part of my life.
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Well, I'll tell you, I don't know how aware teenagers are of me. I think it really depends on the teenager and how well-versed in music they are and what kind of music they like.
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We're making the music that the people are asking us for.
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Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't.
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Just like there's a hole in the ozone layer, there's a hole in the musical ecological layer wrt lack of successful "conscious" music... 'Traditional' music was brand new at one time... When you hear R&B today, do you believe it?
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My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician.
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Usually the lyrics go from one word to the next word - there's no finish line. The music was that way, too.
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Theres two kinds of music: black soul music, and the white imitation thereof.
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I can't believe that I've written my best work yet. If I believed that, then I wouldn't bother releasing music anymore.
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Forty years ago, my life in music was substantially different to today. I went out every night with my guitar seeking a place to sing, a floor on which to lie, some love, some food, a lot of wine. There was no business, no gigs, no questions, no P.R., recording, life was simpler, I was poor and young and hungry. Today I am a lot more focused on The Song.
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I try to practice with my life.
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I try and wake up relatively early. I listen to some music and check Twitter. I also make sure I weigh myself and check how long I slept. I do that because knowing that data seems better than not knowing it.
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I'm not about being sexy. I'm about the music.
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There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to it. But as a rock guitar player, you listen.
