- Love
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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
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often, the people I'm working with on music are separate from the rest of my life.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Clipping is a very specific, concept-y thing. We have all these rules: we don't sample drums. We create all our own sounds. I don't speak in the first person. We come from a background of experimental music like John Cage... Philip Glass.
- Self
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what hip-hop is - it's about meeting the music where you are, and then you add on top of that. It's about coming at it with your full self.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that what is important is that the music be honest and direct and that it is relevant to today. I think music needs to be of its time and speak to that time.
- Great Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding of it. I think you just have to allow your feelings to go with the music and you will find yourself carried along by it fairly quickly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love heavy music, but you see, I had fallen in love with a radio station in Vegas that played nothing but Eighties music. That had a real profound impact on me.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find a therapy in playing music, in many different ways.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been obsessed by visual art as I have been by music personally, but that doesn't mean anything professionally.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think some people would say that I do overwhelm the words with the music, and sometimes thank goodness I do.
- Foolish
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- Nov 07, 2020