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“For the first time I understood the haunting beauty of the song. It was the song of a killer who longed to die. It was the song of justice yearned for but not yet done.”
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But now if I can wrap myself up in that song, and when that song gets to be a part of me, and affects me emotionally, then the emotions that I go through, chances are I’ll be able to communicate to you. Make the people out there become a part of the life of this song that you’re singing about. That’s soul when you can do that.”
Ray Charles (1930–2004) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A symposium on soul", Pop Chronicles, Show 15: The Soul Reformation, interview recorded 3.8.1968.
“The song is the center; the song is the key. If you don't have a good song you don't have anything by my value.”
Carole King (born 1942) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "The King is Still Alive" in The Birmingham Post [England] (6 November 2001)
“To me, song writing is so therapeutic, it's just part of my life and I can't go through the day without having some kind of song idea pop into my head where I have to write Sharpie all over my arm trying to remember the song idea.”
Skye Sweetnam (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With Moondance, I wrote the melody first. I played the melody on a soprano sax and I knew I had a song so I wrote lyrics to go with the melody. That's the way I wrote that one. I don't really have any words to particularly describe the song, sophisticated is probably the word I'm looking for. For me, Moondance is a sophisticated song. Frank Sinatra wouldn't be out of place singing that.”
Van Morrison (born 1945) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison (1997) by Brian Hinton, p. 106
“I'd love to write another song Baby especially for you I'd love to write another song And feel things bright and new In poetry I'd carve it well I'd even make it rhyme I'd love to write another song Just to get some peace of mind.”
Van Morrison (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Heart of my heart, the world is young; Love lies hidden in every rose! Every song that the skylark sung Once, we thought, must come to a close: Now we know the spirit of song, Song that is merged in the chant of the whole, Hand in hand as we wander along, What should we doubt of the years that roll?”
Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So is the song of life being sung/ By us and by all the living beings/ A melodious and harmonious song,/ Where the singer loses her own self/ And absorbs in the wonderful harmony of the song!/ An almost ecstatic experience.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This song is called "Alice's Restaurant". It's about Alice. And the Restaurant. But Alice's Restaurant is not the name of the restaurant, that's just the name of the song. That's why I called this song "Alice's Restaurant.”
Arlo Guthrie (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The moment I heard this song, I was spellbound as it transformed me into a different world! This song keeps growing on you, and I felt, the video concept was quite intriguing. I have always ventured into uncharted territories and believe in taking calculated risks in my career. Regarding this song, I was bowled over by the lyrics of Sameer Anjaan Ji.”
Rozlyn Khan (born 1988) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rozlyn Khan will melt your hearts with her Aa Bhi Jaa song!". ANI. 19 July 2022.
“As a result of scientific man's creativity there arises an ordered, illumined, determined world, imprinted with the stamp of creative intellect, of pure reason and clear cognition. From the midst of the order and lawfulness we hear a new song, the song of the creature to the Creator, the song of the cosmos to its Maker.”
Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yeah Wanna put this song on replay I can listen to it all day I can listen to you all day Hear you all day Yeah Wanna put this song on replay We can start all over again And again Yeah Wanna put this song on re”
“The Holy Ghost helped me to actually minister the song, and He helped me to interpret the song in a way that — there’s no way you listen to the song and you don’t feel like somebody’s hugging you.”
Mercy Chinwo (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every time I put out a song, trust me, that song must have blessed me so much that all I’ll be thinking of is how do we put this song out there so it can be a blessing to other people?”
Mercy Chinwo (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is my song for you. Thoughts of winter, dreams of sunshine. Nothing that I can do changes how I feel in my mind. This is my song for you. Times I hope you will remember. Things that were meant for two, here in my heart, here in my song for you.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I close my eyes I am reminded of Sanremo 1971. I am reminded of a gentleman with a beard, namely Lucio Dalla, singing "4 March 1943". That song struck me a lot, also because I was born in March, so the song had a great fascination in me, as a child. A song that gave me a great thrill and it is no coincidence that I wanted it in the promos of the Festival [...].”
Carlo Conti (TV presenter) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t think I stole the song because we covered that song which I had thought was a folk song the time we did it. I think it’s gone to heights in ways it would never have done if we hadn’t covered it.”
Rachael Magoola (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Magne Furuholmen is a very dear friend of mine. A-ha are a classic pop band and they've got some brilliant songs. I'd say 'The Living Daylights' was one of my favourite Bond tunes: regardless of it being a Bond song, it stands alone as a great piece of music. source”
Guy Berryman (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My music is often inspired by society, everyday life, and my loved ones. My creative process varies - sometimes I visit the studio, listen to a beat from a producer, and compose the melodies and lyrics on the spot.Other times, I write songs and come up with melodies away from the studio, then consult a producer to record it. It really depends on the song and my mood.”
Butera Knowless (born 1990) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Knowless Butera on sexual harassment in music, inspiring young girls and more (The New Times, April 5, 2024)
“Since I've pretty much abandoned the idea of sound manipulation as a way of making music, and am just concentrating on trying to write good songs on acoustic guitar, the first thing that has to be there is a song that has a power or reality on its own, completely naked, just the guitar and voice. It has to be good enough to be performed live like that to be convincing in itself.”
Michael Gira (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“what beautiful music I hear deep within myself. It’s made of geometric lines crisscrossing in the air. It’s chamber music. Chamber music is melody-less. It’s a way of expressing silence. What I’m writing you is chamber music. (p37)”
Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music is a plane of wisdom, because music is a universal language, it is a language of honor, it is a noble precept, a gift of the Airy Kingdom, music is air, a universal existence … common to all the living. Music is existence, the key to the universal language. Because it is the universal language.”
Sun Ra (1914–1993) first seen 1966 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Neglected Plane of Wisdom" (1966), p. 250
“Rock music pays off. Rock music takes me on a joyride. Rock music keeps me off the hell city bus. Rock music will always look out for me. But I will not let my torture profanity demon shoot it down.”
Wesley Willis (1963–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I was not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I cannot tell if I would have done any creative work of importance in music, but I do know that I get most joy in life out of my violin.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music, when combined with a pleasurable idea, is poetry; music without the idea is simply music; the idea without the music is prose from its very definitiveness.”
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I can’t talk to you about music because you don’t know anything about music. I can talk to you about politics or sociology and all that peripheral stuff, but I can’t talk to you about music. There’s not enough information in common that I could say to you so you’d be able to understand. Besides, the people who read OUI don’t give a fuck about music anyway.”
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I object to background music no matter how good it is. Composers want people to listen to their music, they don't want them doing something else while their music is on. I'd like to get the guy who sold all those big businessmen the idea of putting music in the elevators, for he was really clever. What on earth good does it do anybody to hear those four or eight bars while going up a few flights.”
Aaron Copland (1900–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As for myself, I need music for hygienic purposes, for the health of my soul. Without music in its best sense there is chaos. For my part, music is a force which gives reason to things, a force which creates organization, which attunes things. Music probably attended the creation of the universe.”
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Musical Digest (1946)
“... And this is the origin of pop music: it's a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well.”
Pete Seeger (1919–2014) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pop Chronicles, Show 1 - Play A Simple Melody: Pete Seeger on the origins of pop music, interview recorded 2.14.1968.
“I make music to make you sick of fake music Hate music like devil worshippin' Satan music So say your prayers—your Hail Mary's and Jesuses Take two sticks, tape 'em together and make a crucifix”
“Just as my fingers on these keys Make music, so the self-same sounds On my spirit make a music, too. Music is feeling, then, not sound; And thus it is that what I feel, Here in this room, desiring you, Thinking of your blue-shadowed silk, Is music.”
Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First published in Others: A Magazine of the New Verse (1915)
“It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music. I'm not condoning downloading music for free. I don't think that's really fair, but I understand it. If you brought CD prices back down to $8.98, you would solve a lot of the industry's problems.”
Tom Petty (1950–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was raised in Germany until I was 13, and then my family decided to go back to Turkey. It was good in a way, because I studied music. And I went to a Turkish classical music school and studied music for three years. And then I just realized that I can't do anything else but singing music. And everything just happened naturally.”
“If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music.”
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Berlingske Tidende, June 10, 1919.
“I write music, it's performed. It can be heard, and whoever wants to hear it will. After all, my music says it all. It doesn't need historical and hysterical commentaries. In the long run, any words about music are less important than the music.”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) said by 1975 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On music: "Scientifically, believe it or not, music drives everything, because music equals universe and universe equals music".”
Vangelis (1943–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The people love our Latin American music. Sometimes they don't understand our lyrics, but they love our rhythms, and that's what's important in Latin American music—in our music from the Caribbean or Brazil or wherever. The percussion is what really makes the music exciting.”
Tito Puente (1923–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music is my happy place. Music is the only thing that makes me feel truly at home. If I'm sad, it's the only thing I can run to. If someone says to me "here's a billion dollars, just chill" I would still do music. I mean, I'd collect the billion dollars and then do music. That's how bad it is. That's how much I love it.”
“Of course there’s an album on the way. There’s been actually lots of music that’s been put out. I guess the music journalists were more concerned with being tabloids than they were with paying attention to the music. I’ve released a lot of brilliant music in the last 10 years.”
Azealia Banks (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love music. I love classical music. That was the thing that first brought us (my husband and me) together. My husband loved classical music and I still do. I have a library in Ibadan for the collection of classical music.”
Adetoun Ogunsheye (born 1926) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My courage has always been music, I had to start my music career from the zero level because there were no known people in the industry. But I was never really afraid. The love of music alone did not show any hardships. The only thing in my mind is to add life to the director’s vision through music.”
P. V. R. Raja (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's hard to penetrate the Ghanaian music market, your music probably won't sell, people wouldn't like you, some people who have grown in the industry will tell you that your music won't sell. Sometimes these comments can break you and you tend to ask yourself would this music that I'm doing yield results at all...Even people would sometimes sabotage you.”
Cina Soul (born 1996) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: It’s hard to penetrate through a Ghanaian music market - Cina Soul, Ghana Web, 16 January 2020.
“At school I was very passionate about music, drama and sport. We had a big kayaking focus at our school, and I was kayaking captain. I was also music captain and played the clarinet. In fact, I almost applied to do music at university. I was debating between music and science and then I had this moment when I was at schoolies in Byron Bay.”
Amanda McKenzie wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music was my original interest. But when I was studying in the United States, I had to select another subject in addition to my main line. That was what landed me in drama. But I found that in dram I was also in music because I could produce plays with a musical background and I could use music for the mood. So it was through music that I got into writing.”
Zulu Sofola (1931–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I take traditional rhythms and blend them with electronic instruments on my computer. For example, when I travel, I listen to all kinds of music. Now, I like listening to urban music. But urban music from Africa originates from traditional music. Only the instruments, the choice of electronic instruments, change. But the sound, the rhythm, remains the same.”
Dobet Gnahoré (born 1982) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview: Dobet Gnahoré – An African Songstress Bridging Tradition with the Contemporary (December 2023), By Marco Canepari, retrieved on 04/01/2024
“Music is not a hobby, not even a passion with me; music is me. I feel what people get out of me is this outlook on life, which comes out in my music. My music is the last expression of all that.”
Arthur Rubinstein (attributed) first seen 1982 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John Guinn (December 22, 1982) "Rubinstein Was His Music", Detroit Free Press, p. 8D.
“Sing your song sweet music man, I believe in you.”
Kenny Rogers (1938–2020) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sweet Music Man", on Daytime Friends (1977)
“You're not supposed to say the word "cancer" in a song. And tellin' folks Jesus is the answer can rub 'em wrong. It ain't hip to sing about tractors, trucks, little towns, and mama, yeah that might be true. But this is country music and we do.”
Brad Paisley (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So turn it on, turn it up, and sing a long This is real; this is your life in a song. Yeah this is country music.”
Brad Paisley (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think music is free. You can't tell a painter what to paint because they are from Ghana. It's a feeling so when you enter the studio and you feel like singing a French song, sing it...it's a creative art so people create...so you can't force anyone into a box.”
MzVee (born 1992) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Don’t force musicians into a box- MzVee, Ghana Web, 4 March 2023.