Music Quotes
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In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don't think about music. They're not concerned with it. They don't take their musical legacy seriously.
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My dad was very influential with the music he exposed me to. He was really into blues and folk, so he'd play me guys like Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker and Richie Havens - a lot of very emotional players.
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Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints.
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Doctors can heal the body, but it is music that uplifts the spirit.
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I like alternative music, so I like to hear new bands.
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For many human beings, religion has been the music which they believe in.
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My dad had a steady job with a really major dance band from '54 till '68, and then quit because he wanted to play different music. He wanted to sing about peace. He believed in these things.
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I just play music, you know what I mean? That's what I want to spend my time talking about.
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Think of aerobics plus weight lifting minus the music or camaraderie. Combine unalloyed endurance with straightforward strength and demand poise, timing, and practiced form as well. Think of pure pain: that's the ergometer.
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Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling.
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Music is not a commodity, it's a resource.
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I used to be just a total jazz freak. People used to say, 'Where's the melody? Is there a melody in there anywhere?' Now I let the music follow the song.
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My forte is playing along and singing along to music I love. I mean, who knows, maybe I could develop that knack or develop that ability to write, and I do actually co-write with people and friends, which is fun, too, because then I don't have to worry about writing lyrics, because for me writing lyrics is impossible.
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What is music? Music is language. A human being wants to express ideas in this language, but not ideas that can be translated into concepts.
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I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music.
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Mainly I make music, and you can do that until you drop dead.
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A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about what happens because of that. If people say, "He's cute. I'm going to go buy his album," hopefully they'll like the music, too.
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I still love making music. And I still love performing for my fans. I'd like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin.
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I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique.
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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 know there was always a confusion that punk was a style of music.
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You find the most in not any particular denomination specifically. It's the style of worship. So if we have what we call a charismatic worship style, that means upbeat music and a more lively style of preaching usually, people are allowed to clap, say "Amen," whether they're mainline Protestant, conservative Protestant, and Catholics, whatever, they're much more likely to be integrated.
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I think that a lot of journalists don't really listen to music before they review it.
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I'm just kind of a hippie. Age is not that relevant to the music.
