Quotes about Music
A lot of my friends who I wrote or produced songs for came back and helped me make 'Pages.' It's better than I ever could have imagined.
— Mike Posner
For making music for myself, I just need to be happy. I'm the producer, the director, and the listener.
— Ryuichi Sakamoto
The thing about hip-hop producers, and the thing about hip-hop musicians, is that we listen to everything. And we're inspired by everything. I'd say even more so than any other genre of music.
— El-P
Most of these producers have an agenda of what they want to push or what they think will be hot for someone. I don't have an agenda. My agenda is to take someone and bring out their dreams, what they're hearing in their head.'
— Kenny Beats
Producing albums is 100 per cent where I would love to be, later in my career.
— Shura
The dictionary contains thousands of words on Tamil music. I am not familiar with most of the words, but it shows the rich past of Tamil music.
— Ilaiyaraaja
In Evita I wasn't really hugely involved with it. I gave a little bit of help but they needed a bit of technical help on the movie and so some of my music people went in at the end of the movie and helped out with it.
— Andrew Lloyd Webber
Two pieces of advice for young composers: Go away during technical rehearsals. And do not have a back operation.
— Andrew Lloyd Webber
When I listened to Elvin Jones, man, for the first time I heard a drummer that had all the technique plus emotion, passion, feel, and just - good God!
— Butch Trucks
If you told teenage me that I would end up supporting Tegan and Sara for a month in North America, my head would have probably exploded.
— Shura
Far in the pillared darkThrush music went—Almost like a call to come inTo the dark and lament.But no, I was out for stars:I would not come in.I meant not even if asked,And I hadn't been.
— Robert Frost
Knowing God is like listening to beautiful music. His words have power. He lifts me up & soothes my soul. He makes me dance. He gives me joy.
— Germany Kent