Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
Samuel JohnsonIn that film, the man and the part met. As far as I’m concerned, that part is Greg’s for life. I’ve had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I’ve always refused.
Harper LeeWhatever I’m feeling, whatever I’m going through, whatever mood I’m in… If I’m feeling like dancing or clubbing, then it will be reflected in the music. If I’m feeling dark and vulnerable, then it will reflect in the music, too.
RihannaWhen I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn – I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point – and that was it.
Lana Del ReyYes, I’m always – I’m always surprised when you make a film and you live with it a while and you put it out, you never dream that anybody is ever going to want to really see it.
Clint EastwoodI’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 BowieAll of my music is honest.
The WeekndThe long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.
Marcus Tullius CiceroI went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.
David BowieI didn’t want to play it boring and safe. I also didn’t want to innovate too much. Second albums, man, they’re even scarier than first ones.
Kanye WestI just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.
The WeekndI alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.
Robert FrostI’m not into albums that are meant to sound perfect.
Dave GrohlIf being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.
John LennonThe fame isn’t important to me. It’s a blessing to have. Having so many people that support me, that love me and listen to my music, is beautiful.
Bad BunnyI tried to give the world a bit of creativity, lyrics. And for me, I will always represent music from Puerto Rico, reggaeton, Latin music.
Bad BunnyIn my songs, I’m not saying something that’s never been said before. The have lyrics aren’t going to blow people away. It’s the emotion and the melody that drive it home.
Bruno MarsI booked my first studio at like 12 or 13. Somewhere in that season of my life, singing along with the radio became me wanting to be on radio, you know. And writing Langston Hughes replica poems became me wanting to write like Stevie Wonder.
Frank OceanMovies are fun, but they are no cure for cancer.
Clint EastwoodA lot of good love can happen in ten years.
Jim CarreyIn Puerto Rico we dance to everything.
Bad BunnyI believe in singing.
Brian EnoThis land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway.
Bob DylanIf I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world.
Kanye WestI can dance to just about anything.
Bad BunnyA song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own devices. It must affect them not just as a song, but as a lifestyle.
David BowieI don’t want to do free jazz! Because free jazz – which is the musical equivalent of free marketeering – isn’t actually free at all. It’s just constrained by what your muscles can do.
Brian EnoOne of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you’re allowed to fail.
David ByrneLife is a song to me.
Dolly PartonAnd I think it’s that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.
Clint EastwoodOne 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 SwiftI don’t know how much longer I’ll be around. I’ll probably be writing when the Lord says, ‚Maya, Maya Angelou, it’s time.‘
Maya AngelouThere is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.
James BaldwinI 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 think maybe people see bands and musicians as some sort of superhero unrealistic sport that happens in another dimension where it’s not real people and not real emotions. So, I grew up listening to Beatles records on my floor. That’s how I learned how to play guitar. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be a musician.
Dave GrohlI love the song ‚I Hope You Dance‘ by Lee Ann Womack. I was going to write that song, but someone beat me to it.
Maya AngelouI never wanted to look pretty on stage and sing about something we’ve all heard about before.
Lady GagaArtists are losing the choice to use film. People have a love for it – the grain, how it feels, the texture.
Keanu ReevesOne 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. ColeMy music is a luxury.
Lana Del ReyThe darkness, the loop of negative thoughts on repeat, clamours and interferes with the music I hear in my head.
Lady GagaBrevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Hosea BallouIt’s always fun to talk about jazz.
Clint EastwoodPerhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive.
Brian EnoBoth in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.
Bertrand RussellI never listen to ‚Nevermind.‘ I haven’t listened to it since we put it out. That says something.
Kurt CobainIn the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter.
Brian EnoYou know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don’t know if I want to be that guy.
DrakeHow did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?
Dr. SeussThe truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.
Taylor SwiftOne of my movies was called ‚True Lies.‘ It’s what the Democrats should have called their convention.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerMusic, 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 KohliThat’s the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you it is. And there really is a God – so do I buy that one? If all the other cliches are true… Hell, don’t pose me that one.
David BowieYou gotta make sure the listener is listening to you, so if you put it into a song, often times, if the song is striking enough, then you can really deliver the story most effectively while keeping the ear of the listener the whole time.
Frank OceanI wanted to be Gerry Mulligan, only, see, I didn’t have any kind of technique. So I thought, well, baritone sax is kind of easier; I can manage that – except I couldn’t afford a baritone, so I bought an alto, which was the same fingering.
David BowieI can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.
Amy WinehouseI’m the king of the anthems.
DJ KhaledMusic will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it’s just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it.
Dave GrohlI don’t know if she should worry too much, I mean some of our greatest writers have had movies made of their books, lots of Hemingway novels were turned into movies, it doesn’t hurt the book.
Paul AusterWhen ‚Paul’s Boutique‘ came out, I was one of the fans that didn’t get it.
Eminem