Quotes about Music
I think Slayer is a funky band.
- Robert Trujillo
I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits.
- Kurt Vile
I love PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Pixies, Portishead, and Massive Attack: a lot of what I would describe as alternative and indie music.
- Shura
I proved myself with 'Smoke Ring.' It was me maturing. I made a good pop record.
- Kurt Vile
I grew up on listening to, like, Mantronix and BDP and EPMD and Kool G Rap and Ultramag and Public Enemy and Fat Boys and Run DMC and a lot of those early records, those Rubin-era records. Those were always snare- and stab-heavy records.
- El-P
'SNL' is probably one of the premiere outlets that a musician can perform on that isn't obviously a music outlet.
- Miguel
I have spent probably years of time waiting in studio lounges - waiting on a mix, waiting on my time to sing, waiting on, waiting on, waiting on. That's just the nature of life.
- Amy Grant
I want a life that makes music - not just practices the piano.
- Ann Voskamp
Music has a way of filling in the missing places. It is a gift from God above, who didn't have to provide it, but He did anyway and I half think He decided life just wouldn't be as good without it.
- Chris Fabry
The harder we press on a violin string, the less we can feel it. The louder we play, the less we hear.… If I "try" to play, I fail; if I race, I trip. The only road to strength is vulnerability. —STEPHEN NACHMANOVITCH
- Arianna Huffington
If the choice is between doing something supercool and having no one hear it and doing something equally cool and tricking people into putting it on the radio, I don't think the second option is some big sellout.
- Julian Casablancas
I got into rap when I first heard Sugarhill Gang.
- MC Ren