- Me
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- 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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was very little my mother would read to me in bed. She gave me a fascination for stories, and for the music in words.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
While making any record, you look for the opportunity to bring someone who will help generate something special in the music environments you create.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I truly cherish the time and experience with friends that I have been making music with for so many years, even decades now.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, a lot of my fondest memories of being in the music business were being in the studio with The Doobs and being part of that organization and being a part of that music.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always felt like the Forrest Gump of the music business. I've been fortunate to work with a lot of great people.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love writing Christmas music. It's some of the easiest songs to write... You draw from your own memories - it's kind of a wellspring of inspiration, in a way. With other songs, you know, you spend six months just trying to figure out what to write about.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a long time, I resisted seeing 'The Sound of Music,' but when I finally did, I cried.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sure there are people who think I only do music, people who think I only do theater, and people who think I only do dramatic stuff. I do things that interest me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love singing. It makes me feel good. It's like a release, especially when I'm singing soul music.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
You always have in the back of your mind that would be cool if you get recognized. But you can't concentrate on any of those things. You've got to just keep playing and doing your music and the rest is just a bonus.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's annoying when you've got a guitar and you're working on music and then you have to go and do the shopping or someone calls your mobile and you get distracted or you have to go out and do something.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you're always a bit annoyed at some parts of it.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The main thing in making your own music is that it's an expression of someone's personality and being. That's what people want to hear, and you can't really teach that - that's just something that comes out. Teaching just hones that.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020