Music Quotes - Page 81

The death of young musicians isn’t something to romanticize.

The evolution of the music is what allows it to survive.

Music is an experience, not a science.

I get way down in the music / Down inside the music.

As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.

Eventually you'll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you've copped and begin to put your own mark on them

Snoop Doggy Dogg paged, that must mean more hoes.

I think the best music videos are the ones that have nothing to do with the song. Those are all my favorites.

Love songs last because they are about feelings that don't change.

I did everything I could to not be a musician.

If you do a musical, it's really thrilling and it's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding. I would say, for me, what I like best is what I do, which is, I call it vaudeville, I call it live, I call it in concert, I call it what Bette Midler does, and what Garland did for years, and Ethel Merman.

Lately I've been believing that music predates speech.

No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend.

There come to one's soul heavenly thoughts as he joins in heavenly expressions coupled with heavenly melody.

Slap some keys on her and we'll have a piano.

I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.

As a musician usually music is your way out.

I grew up doing musical theater.

We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience.

You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.

I got private lessons in keyboard at Julliard, before New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

God tells me how the music should sound, but you stand in the way.

I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed.

To be honest, I don't necessarily think you have to be an actor to act. You don't have to be a musician to make great music. If it comes along and you put your all into it, the outcome is what's important.

I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.