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I discovered surfing, which I absolutely fell in love with. That feels good and kind of keeps your body aligned, so does the salt water.
My relationship to all my family in Ireland is more to family as a whole. It wasn't that we had a very specific one-on-one relationship.
I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.
It's been amazing getting to go from city to city and perform for thousands of people. It's an amazing feeling, and the energy is crazy.
I want people to feel the times where they don't feel good. You should dive into those emotions, because that's what I do with my music.
I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no reason. It's healthy, I think.
I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.
I was just a music lover who wondered what it would sound like if Otis Redding strapped on a guitar and played in a punk band. Thats it.
All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don't believe it. I don't believe it for one minute. He hasn't been to one of my shows.
I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
I have traveled with Jessy Dixon for the past several years and never have I been with an artists with more heart. He is the real thing.
I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.
Over the last 10 years, there have been so many incredible albums created in bedrooms by people who never would've gotten an album deal.
I grew up with another pretty darn good writer: Glenn Frey of the Eagles. We were very good friends, and we kind of studied it together.
When I was 19 or 20 and doing my thing, I can't sit here and say I had this strong political agenda - I was literally just being myself.
I find myself being attracted to dudes all the time. I'm like, 'Wow, that's a beautiful man.' There's no shame in it; that's how I feel.
It's not really a popular consensus to sing Sinatra - which I love! And I just think it's so cool that he disliked rock n' roll so much.
It's usually kids that normally don't have a chance to get to meet each other because they're separated by millions of different things.
When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.
I'm probably the furthest from being romantic that you've ever seen; I'm not even close to being romantic in any way until I have to be.
Whether it be a reggae song, rock song, a love song, the main thing was just to, whatever I was feeling, to try to capture that emotion.
I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.
Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.
I'm Southern. I like big hair and eyeliner. I want my wedding day to be me, so I’ll probably be rocking some big hair and some eyeliner.
I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own.
To me, 'X Factor' is like Vegas. Fake, twisted, but kind of wonderful. Maybe I'm sick, but I find the whole thing quite funny sometimes.
I have always had a long term view on records as I want them to be books and not magazines and newspapers that you discard very quickly.
You get to where you kind of like it, and It's a habit That's hard to break. I still find myself sittin' in a cafe, like a pizza parlor.
I have epiphanies all the time, because I'm always thinking. I'm a thinker. I'm always writing poetry, I'm always coming to conclusions.
Be respectful to your peers and yourself, of course. Don't be a jerk. But at the same time don't settle for anything less than yourself.
I wasn't a big fan of Instagram at first. I felt it was watering down the way music is perceived 'cause it made things seem more normal.
I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.
My dad is one of the sweetest human beings around. He's so patient with people and has so many ideas that he's so much fun to work with.
I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency.
I definitely grew up on a lot of American bands. I didn't really know that there were any decent Australian bands until I was around 20.
Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything.
I was born in 1972, which means that in "rock" terms I have no business addressing "the kids" unless it's to shoo them out of my garden.
Most of my friends in Nashville - almost all of them - seem to have had hits in the '70s, either as artists or songwriters or producers.
The stuff I write I'm very proud of, but I'm smart enough to know I'll never get on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' next to Elvis Costello.
I've tried that love thing for the last time. My heart says no, no! Nobody's supposed to be here, but you came along and changed my mind
I've got a lot to do, and I hope that by the end of it all, people will say that Dee Snider was an entertainer, and he did his job well.
I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.
I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.
You're my bread when I'm hungry You're my shelter from troubled winds You're my anchor in life's ocean Most of all You're my best friend
I have to have a guitar sitting around. I sing in the shower. I sing around the house. The music comes secondary. The lyrics come first.
Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.
When I'm cutting a tree, if I'm thinking about anything other than that 40-foot oak tree... I'm a dead man. It's a therapy thing for me.
I create my own calm and I keep my balance, because I know that it's not really me, by myself... The Creator always gives me the energy.
I thought it was cool how [ Riccardo Tisci] wanted to blend Africa and Asia because they relate to each other in so many different ways.
People are getting ready for music that makes them feel happy again rather than being depressed at the way the world is going right now.