When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. Billy Joel on music
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge. Billy Joel on music
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music. Billy Joel on music
I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women. Billy Joel on music
I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music. Billy Joel on music
Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself. Billy Joel on music
There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical. John Mayer on music
I don't need my phone to play me music. I need it to be a phone and an e-mail thing. David Duchovny on music
It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music. Eric Clapton on music
I've been composing music all my life and if I'd been clever enough at school I would like to have gone to music college. Anthony Hopkins on music
I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big. Maynard James Keenan on music
Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music. Maynard James Keenan on music
Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function. Maynard James Keenan on music
People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music. Lenny Kravitz on music
I feel this music has nurtured me as I've been immersing myself in it. I've felt supported by it. Sting on music
I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap. Sting on music
Yoga is almost like music in a way there's no end to it. Sting on music
There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry. Jimmy Buffett on music
I like when guests come over early and we chop veggies and talk and play music. John Stamos on music
I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played punk rock. Travis Barker on music