- Nov 07, 2020
Music Quotes
Quotes on music and creative calling.
These quotes describe music as near-constant background for some, and as a true calling for others - one line simply states a feeling of being destined for it. A few discuss resisting one narrow sound in favor of exploring many styles. Related reading includes Funny Quotes.
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- Country Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I listen to country music. I listen to jazz. I listen to R&B. I listen to Jimi Hendrix a lot.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned a lot about what I do with my craft, how I present my music. A lot of things about him were very much an influence on me and everybody else. Once you get in that fold and you're around it, you get to experience something that I don't think we'll ever see again. There will never be anybody like Frank Sinatra. Ever.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, a paragraph in a novel is a bit like a line in a poem. It has its own shape, its own music, its own integrity.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved a lot of different kinds of music, but for my own thing, I went for the singer-songwriters.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was such a lack of modern, recognizable role models for a young girl in the 1950s. I mean, 'Leave It to Beaver' didn't speak to me. That's why I latched on to music.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like writing a body of music that has a cohesive, emotional thread through it.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. That was my original mission.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Taylor Swift dates guys so she can write a breakup song about them. I don't think she's dating for love - I think she's dating for creativity. So let's get her off the market and put her in dating detox. If she really wants love, she has to stop writing music about them.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
90% of every art form is garbage - dance and stand-up, painting and music. Focus on the 10% that's good, suck it up, and drive on.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I imagine some sort of orchestration going on and damned if they don't usually come up with a similar kind of thing.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was asked to sing with Mavis Staples on a gospel compilation called 'Oh Happy Day.' And, you know, other than being totally intimidated at the prospect of singing with Mavis, I was honored. I don't really have much of a background in gospel music.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Along the way, I've had different advice from different music producers. I've been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice are appealing and there's harshness to the loud part of my voice.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up listening to AM radio in the '70s and hearing all of that great soul and rhythm and blues music, which definitely influenced the way I sing. But singing gospel has made me a much more humble person. There are so many people who were geniuses who only a few people knew about when they were alive.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020