- Just
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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
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music is very helpful, not just for the actors, but the whole crew and myself. It gives you the tone of the scene. Everyone is focused on the tone of the scene when we are shooting, and we are having an emotional reaction to the music immediately.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to school to learn guitar, solfeggio, and harmony. I wanted to know more about music, how it works. I wanted to take voice lessons, too, and that's when I discovered what I could do with my voice. At the beginning, I thought I would do classical and pop, but then I learned that I really liked the classical music.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up listening to popular music. My father was a Peruvian folk singer. He played the guitar at home. He sang songs with a waltzing rhythm, yet you can still hear the Spanish influences. I accompanied him to his performances.
- Nov 07, 2020
As Juan Gabriel, music is my religion, and mariachi is my devotion. And my songs are my prayers.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone who gave me food, who took away my hunger, inspired me to compose. They told me their stories, and I had no other way to console them than with a piece of music, and that is how I learned. I did not resolve their problems with my songs, but I created a moment of release.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
American music has infiltrated the entire world enough as it is. Mexican music must be defended with vigilance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted out of my record deal with EMI. They wanted me to record one type of album; I wanted to record the type of music I wanted to make.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you give yourself too much time, you kind of over-obsess about the music. It's not supposed to be like that.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a great energy and drive that takes precedence in a lot of rock and pop. It's about making a strong visceral connection. That's something that I think great classical music can have, too.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a small community, the classical music community, along with the excitement of new places and new things and this feeling of being at home wherever you go because that's where your community is.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was doing some research and stuff and reading about Bowie. When he referred to his music as 'plastic soul,' I was like, 'That is the coolest thing I've ever heard.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020