- I Am
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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.
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- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I learned very quickly after I started putting out music... you just learn that people are going to take what they want and make it fit their agenda or make it fit their interpretation. And you make peace with that or you suffer forever.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rap music started because they were bored of other music so they created something really new.
- Musicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I'm always surprised at how much the musicians I meet put weight on things that aren't music.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been able to tour because of my music and I've learned a lot about myself while on the road. I think some of the imagery of my writing are snapshots of where I've been and my feelings about the world.
- Contributing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Really, my biggest risk was just the initial step to quit my day job to do music. I was packaging and shipping for an art gallery in Manhattan; I went to school for painting, so I always wanted to work around artwork, even though I wasn't really contributing anything to the scene.
- Orange
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many elements that make 'Orange' spectacular - the writing, the acting, what we talk about - but we can't neglect the music of the show. It sets a fantastic tone.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Nashville, born and raised. I'm a country girl, and I love country music. I had a dream I was going to be the first black female country music star, but then that wasn't the case.
- Nov 07, 2020
The way I like to cook is to have music going, usually jazz, and something in my hand, usually a glass of wine.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I originally came from 'Cheetah Girls,' I was making music that was real to me but not believable. I think there was a disconnect there. I am a grown woman, and I've been through a lot. The most important thing about my music is that we don't jump the gun and throw anything out there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Painting, music, photography, and visual art have been creative forms of expression for me for decades.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As me being somebody that makes arguably nostalgic music, I cannot stand when somebody tries to make old music just to sound old.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people make the educated argument that things should go back, it's more like going back to a feeling they had when they heard some of the music that came out. Not going back to that music being rehashed. That's stupid.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love how music can create an audiovisual experience. To me, some of the best music is the music that does that.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people record on a laptop and use plug-ins, which might be OK for the kind of music that they're doing. But for the kind of music that I'm doing, that just doesn't work. I can't cut corners; everything has to be organic.
- Psychedelic
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of Ennio Morricone's music is just - it's very soulful, very cinematic, and very psychedelic.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always say to people that I left hip-hop in '97, meaning that I departed from listening to predominately hip-hop and just started really getting into records from the late '60s, early '70s. And once I made that change, I realized how much great music was made back in the day, and it started to become apparent how much we've lost in music.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020