I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. Use this quote
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Use this quote
Well-written words are music. Use this quote
Metal is still the biggest music now in America. Use this quote
The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part. Use this quote
And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, it's catchy, and you've got a little bit of help, I think that's all you need. But there hasn't been that in music. Use this quote
It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played. Use this quote
The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything. Use this quote
I still enjoy doing music. I'm not going to stop doing it, and doing it the way that I feel it should be done. Use this quote
My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house. Use this quote
That was a time when I did love music, I couldn't get enough of what was going on. Maybe it was Nirvana that brought me back. I guess it was a comfort because something that sounded so right - and non-commercial - had become so influential, so immediately. Use this quote
Editing is now the easiest thing on earth to do, and all the things that evolved out of word processing - 'Oh, let's put that sentence there, let's get rid of this' - have become commonplace in films and music too. Use this quote
As a woman, you spend so much time either cooking or getting ready to go somewhere. I like to have music when I'm doing either of these things. Use this quote
I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping. Use this quote
Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading. Use this quote
Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony. Use this quote
I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don't think I'll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn't like my music - I'm not everyone's cup of tea. Use this quote
I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I haven't recorded it. Use this quote
First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that. Use this quote
But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing. Use this quote