Sound Quotes - Page 107

Songwriting is a mystery. And it's a mystery to me that it's a mystery. But that sounds stupid.

I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.

Miguelito, liberated from having to sing with Cugat, sounds like he just got out of jail and is letting it rip.

We weren't going anywhere," Nick said with a smile. He was trying to sound charming, but instead wound up sounding heavily sedated.

We love a good, hyped sound, but when it starts to sound insincere, that's when I lose interest. I hope that our music, even if it sounds polished, doesn't sound insincere.

I don't want to sound superficial, but when I go see a movie myself, I'd rather look at Tom Cruise than some shmo with a beer belly

My - mine is based on the fact that Bill Clinton has done - and I'm - this sounds like hyperbole, but he has done more harm to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights than any president since John Adams.

When I try to sound like the contemporary sound, it never turns out that way. That's just me.

A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.

I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.

As for documentary, it was a natural progression from my earlier career in journalism. The two media are connected, but of course making films is much more complicated, because you have image, sound and music to work with, not simply words.

Lifting her head, she joined in as the others in the group began to howl in response to Brace's triumph. The sound was . . . It touched the soul, the music haunting, starkly pure and yet so very earthy.

She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. “Sometimes I really want to”—a frustrated sound—“bite you!” He froze. “I might let you.” “I won’t do it if you’d enjoy it.

I love doing club shows. I love that tight sound.

I'm admitting that I don't know that to be true, but it does sound pretty good. So a big part of my childhood was affecting black culture and black accents and black music and anything black I was into.

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me.

I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.

A scientist sounds like a scientist because the things that come out of their mouth don't stumble, that's all. If they [said], "And the, um, a microwave, uh," you know, then you don't sound right, but if you can just get it out without stumbling then you're going to sound fine.

Honestly, the most vulnerable part of my life is probably just honest expression, as cliché as that might sound.

I know it's simple, but my main inspiration is just my love of music. I know that sounds overly naive. But it's true.

You can sit down with Reason or Ableton and literally in a couple of hours make a very good-sounding record. But then a lot of people become contented with that, rather than pushing themselves to making something that sounds great.

The manager once called me the 'best freak' in his stable, and, sad as it sounds, I took pride in that. When you are an outcast, even a tossed stone can be cherished.

We do not realize the sound the world makes -- unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when it starts, it sounds like an orchestra.

I like to go on YouTube to see the underground sounds, what the kids are listening to, and kind of gauge my music around that.

I did surveillance a lot, which sounds exciting, but it never was.