Hawaiian music is beautiful and simple.
Bruno MarsThe colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I’m doin‘ now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.
Elvis PresleyAs long as my music is real, it’s no limit to how many ears I can grab.
Kendrick LamarIf in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song.
Khalil GibranI’ve made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I’ve made two real stinkers in my time, and some not-bad albums, and some really good albums. I’m proud of what I’ve done. In fact it’s been a good ride.
David BowieI signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.
Bruno MarsTruly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.
Albert CamusI always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I’m in awe of her.
Bruno MarsBeing part of a community with a church at its centre and singin‘ hymns is a great thing to do.
Vivienne WestwoodComedy’s about opening up and being unique, but to a point where the audience can relate to what you’re saying.
Kevin HartLike music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
Jimmy CarterWhen I put out ‚Video Games‘ in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens!
Lana Del ReyWithin the soul of America is freedom of mind and spirit in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit. Here alone is human dignity not a dream but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect, but it is more full in realization here than any other place in the world.
Herbert HooverI love movement. I love moshing.
Billie EilishMusic is always a commentary on society.
Frank ZappaAn economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamMusic is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
Taylor SwiftI was part of Jazzercise class. It was an aerobics routine accompanied by loud music, sounding quite awful to me. Jazzercise was popular in the ’80s and ’90s.
Ruth Bader GinsburgMan, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
Napoleon HillWhen a family film is done well, there’s a character that every member of the audience can relate to. I want to be one of those guys.
Dwayne JohnsonThe boys know they’re from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.
Angelina JolieI always said that I wouldn’t use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I’ll hang it up.
Jimmy BuffettIt’s nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn’t think of.
Brian EnoAll the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.
Frank ZappaEvery day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.
Thomas CarlyleOne of my goals from really early on was that if I was ever fortunate enough to be successful in music, I would want to stay the same person and the same songwriter.
Taylor SwiftIt doesn’t bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs – because at least they’re looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.
Taylor SwiftAt 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.
Dave GrohlI’ve started doing book reviews for Barnes & Noble! They saw that I did a lot of book reviews on the site, and they figured that it might not be a bad thing if they got me to do some for them as well. I gave them five categories I’d be interested in reviewing, from art to fiction to music.
David BowieI don’t think a song should be put in a category.
Billie EilishMost of those melodies are me trying to find out what notes fit, and then hitting ones that don’t fit in a very interesting way.
Brian EnoNations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI didn’t have to win, and winning wasn’t important to me. Being world champion wasn’t important to me. What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.
Dwayne JohnsonI have to work really hard to get the record deal – I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
Taylor SwiftPeople assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words.
Brian EnoMy grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.
Charles SpurgeonI could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It’s not super-poetic, it’s just from the heart.
Bruno MarsPeople tried to change my concept of what music is. That music is work, but it’s not like that.
Bad BunnyThe whole slacker generation totally didn’t apply to us musically.
Dave GrohlI became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.
Bob DylanGrowing up, my grandmother did not want worldly music in the house. Then when I went out to California, I started listening to Spanish music, mostly Mexican music. But were I in Egypt, I would listen to the music of the people, or if I was in Italy, I’d listen to Italian music.
Maya AngelouEven though I’ve been putting out bodies of work for years, ‚Beauty Behind the Madness‘ felt like the beginning.
The WeekndI don’t intend to stop making music.
Frank OceanWhen it comes down to it, glam rock was all very amusing. At the time, it was funny, then a few years later it became sort of serious-looking and a bit foreboding.
David BowieI ain’t here to argue about his facial features. Or here to convert atheists into believers. I’m just trying to say the way school need teachers the way Kathie Lee needed Regis that’s the way yall need Jesus.
Kanye WestThe first rap CD that I had, it was so different for me. The energy, the wordplay, all that caught my attention, and I liked it.
Bad BunnyIn Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.
Bruno MarsWhat I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second.
Karl LagerfeldMusic, for me, is vital. Punjabi, Bollywood, Sufi, RnB… I listen to it all. When I’m not listening to music, you will find me chatting with friends. Off the field, I just let my instincts take over. I certainly don’t think about batting, or which bowlers I’m going to face.
Virat KohliI grew up listening to the Police, I grew up performing in bars, singing Police songs.
Bruno MarsIn Puerto Rico we dance to everything.
Bad BunnyI taught myself to play the guitar by listening to Paul Simon records, working it out note by note. He is an incredibly intelligent musician. He’s not someone who has a natural outpouring of melody like McCartney or Dylan, who are just terribly prolific with musical ideas.
Douglas AdamsIf I’m gonna write songs about my exes, they can write songs about me. That’s how it works.
Taylor SwiftChicago gave me more music than any other city in America.
Dave GrohlI try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it’s a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff.
David ByrneAll I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work.
Dave GrohlWhere I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, ‚What kind of music do you make?‘, and you say, ‚Pop music.‘ You may as well have ‚I’m not cool‘ stamped on your forehead.
Lady GagaAll men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
Hermann HesseJohn Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down.
Kurt CobainI’m working on my life story. I’m not decided if it’s going to be a musical or a movie with music in it.
Dolly Parton