Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours. Phil Collins on music
Music was always the distraction, so it was the obvious choice to pursue. My dad always said to find a job I love to do, that way it wouldn't feel like a job. So I did that. Jason Mraz on music
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have. E. W. Howe on music
A movie goes from several stages, from idea to script. As you continue shooting, you will make some adjustments. You're constantly adjusting. It's like a piece of music. You're constantly trying to make it better. Robert Rodriguez on music
Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell. Dave Matthews on music
Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life. George Strait on music
What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh. Pete Townshend on music
So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God. Smokey Robinson on music
The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not really skilled in any other. Rock and roll itself can be described as music to accompany the rite of passage. Pete Townshend on music
What I'm trying to do is find either existing properties or come up with properties or angles or stories which will create music drama. It's my obsession and most of all I would like to remain working in theatre. I think it's very much alive. Pete Townshend on music
Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, expels diseases, softens every pain, subdues the rage of poison, and the plague. John Armstrong on music
I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called 'rock and roll.' Pete Townshend on music
I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting. Yoko Ono on music
Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music - well, still not knowing how to play music. Beth Ditto on music
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes. Thomas Beecham on music
I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad. Beth Ditto on music
Music and the music business are two different things. Erykah Badu on music
I'm constantly thinking about what I'll do next. I never count on music being a career of longevity. I mean, longevity is key, and I hope that it lasts, but you just don't know, because it's not in your hands, you don't make the decision. Beth Ditto on music
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way and it'll be a hip-hop song. That's the only music you can do that with. Talib Kweli on music
It's really hard for me to sometimes put myself out there, like 'Hey, how do you feel about making music together?' because maybe I'm afraid of rejection or I don't want to put anybody out. It's the Southerner in me, like, 'I don't mean to bother you but do you mind making a song?' Beth Ditto on music