The sexiest thing that a woman can do, wear, and say all fall under one word to me: subtlety. To be subtle in the things that she does and the things she says and the things she wears – I appreciate the details.
Dwayne JohnsonI became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.
Bob DylanI can’t see myself singing the same song twice in a row. That’s terrible.
Bob DylanNow I do whatever I want.
Bad BunnyMusic from my fourth year began to be the first of my youthful occupations. Thus early acquainted with the gracious muse who tuned my soul to pure harmonies, I became fond of her, and, as it often seemed to me, she of me.
Ludwig van BeethovenPretty much my whole life, I’ve been a performer and have loved singing and writing songs in my room for my own ears.
Billie EilishWhat inspires me about rap is that it’s written in an almost poetic way. I just think it’s so cool.
Billie EilishWhen I was growing up, there were no women in orchestras. Auditioners thought they could tell the difference between a woman playing and a man. Some intelligent person devised a simple solution: Drop a curtain between the auditioners and the people trying out. And, lo and behold, women began to get jobs in symphony orchestras.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God’s creation, woman, the object of our lust.
Mahatma GandhiI’m a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker’s ‚You Are So Beautiful‘ and Eric Clapton’s ‚Wonderful Tonight‘ – songs that go straight to the point.
Bruno MarsMusic, even with these dial-up connections you have to the Internet, is very practical to download.
Bill GatesI got my own back.
Maya AngelouMusic is in my DNA!
RihannaSome people are making music just for numbers and views.
Bad BunnyI’m not intimidated by how people perceive me.
Dolly PartonI remember talking with Arcade Fire after their first record, when they were getting all kinds of offers from major labels, and I don’t think I gave them any advice. They survived that whole onslaught pretty well anyway without me.
David ByrnePrayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.
Mahatma GandhiMen weren’t always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
Lady GagaIn my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid.
Alice WalkerNobody can tell me where I can and can’t go.
Kanye WestI can write a song in about an hour if it’s a simple country song.
Dolly Parton‚Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.
William ShakespeareMost of my songs have names of people I’ve met or are dear to me. There are people who have privacy issues and about people knowing about their private life. But for me, I like to include few special names and few details about them to make the song very special to me.
Taylor SwiftI listen to my old records and I think, ‚How did I ever get on the radio?‘
Dolly PartonChicago gave me more music than any other city in America.
Dave GrohlA sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.
Marilyn MonroeGive me something to assemble, I won’t look at the directions, I’ll try to figure it out by myself. It’s why I love Ikea furniture.
Dave GrohlWhen I’m stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.
David BowieMany of my fans often tell me that they listen to my songs to get through things. And therefore, obviously, I hope that they can picture being in a place where things are better… I hope my songs can bring people to a calm place.
AuroraI’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
Maya AngelouWhen I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That’s what inspired the ‚Off to the Races‘ melodies. That’s one of the times when you’re feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
Lana Del ReyOne day, I’ll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it’s nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it might be Tupac all day.
J. ColeI would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered. I feed my daughter almost exclusively organic food.
Anthony BourdainI’ve never written a song in my life. It’s all a big hoax.
Elvis PresleyEvery 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 CarlyleNothing external to you has any power over you.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI’m a can-do girl.
Abby Lee MillerI’ve always felt heroic about my life… As a child, I remember little girls in the playground moaning about how boys could do more than they could. I didn’t think that was the case at all. My parents didn’t treat me as a girl.
Vivienne WestwoodI never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.
David BowieI do probably 60 concerts a year in the States. And I go out to clubs in the week. I’m doing new stuff all the time.
Jerry SeinfeldI make good music for long journeys.
The WeekndI’ve always tended to write songs prolifically.
David BowieIt’s always fun to talk about jazz.
Clint EastwoodStrangely, some songs you really don’t want to write.
David BowieI’m not claiming divinity. I’ve never claimed purity of soul. I’ve never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can… But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.
John LennonTo lead people walk behind them.
Lao TzuI cannot with any real integrity perform songs I’ve done for 25 years. I don’t need the money. What I need is to feel that I am not letting myself down as an artist and that I still have something to contribute.
David BowieI’m the kind of person who needs to feel like everything happens for a reason. When you date a guy and it goes badly, that’s horrible. But if you can write a song about it, then it was worth it.
Taylor SwiftA wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.
Maya AngelouI’m pretty sure I don’t have any songs that are about how much I love someone. They’re all either about, like, ‚I hate you,‘ or ‚You make me hate me.‘
Billie EilishWith realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai LamaMy music will go on forever. Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.
Bob MarleyYou can’t always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say, so sometimes you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream.
Frank ZappaI sing and play the guitar, and I’m a walking, talking bacterial infection.
Kurt CobainWhen I did ‚Bird,‘ it was a surprise to some people, first because I wasn’t in it and second because most of the films I’d been doing were cop movies or westerns or adventure films, so to be doing one about Charlie Parker, who was a great influence on American music, was a great thrill for me.
Clint EastwoodIf it’s good music, it’s good music.
Billie EilishEvery man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.
Aldous HuxleyAll the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.
Frank ZappaGrowing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn’t accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else’s insistence or someone else’s whim or convenience.
Maya AngelouMy songs have always been frustrating themes, relationships that I’ve had. And now that I’m in love, I expect it to be really happy, or at least there won’t be half as much anger as there was.
Kurt Cobain