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In the evenings the art of building gave way to that of music, which is architecture, too, though invisible.
Everyone gets frustrated and aggressive, and I'd sooner take my aggression out on a guitar than on a person.
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives it most distinctive characteristics.
I am the first instrument. I am the voice. I do not imitate other instruments. Other instruments imitate me.
It is incontestable that music induces in us a sense of the infinite and the contemplation of the invisible.
The themes I sing about tend to be centered on love, but in the most total, general way 360 degrees of love.
I have a love-hate relationship with the Grammys because I don't see the music world as a competitive sport.
So What or Kind of Blue were done in that era, the right hour, the right day. It's over; it's on the record.
...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso
There come to one's soul heavenly thoughts as he joins in heavenly expressions coupled with heavenly melody.
Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience.
I always think of music as interior decoration. So, if you have all kinds of music, you are fully decorated!
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.
There's always this sound out there that's just a little beyond my reach & that just sort of keeps me going.
Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.
My talent is my talent. I ain't really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.
By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
Yeah, it's more like playing what you think is appropriate for the moment, not forcing any particular style.
Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!
I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea.
Dance music is an emotional journey. It's how well you can make people feel something that they haven't felt.
One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.
All music is escapism for me, but I like the way that, on a good night, that sense of escapism can be shared.
I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance.
A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support
Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.
Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money.
I loved pop music as a little kid. Things like the Black Eyed Peas. If it had a catchy chorus, I was into it.
I think the best music videos are the ones that have nothing to do with the song. Those are all my favorites.
Thomas Beecham was a pompous little band-master who stood against everything creative in the art of his time.
My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.
There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.
After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.
My first wife said, 'It's either that guitar or me,' you know -- and I give you three guesses which one went.
If all my friends jumped off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them. I'd be at the bottom, hoping to catch them.
Rock 'n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.
Do you know people who insist they like 'all kinds of music'? That actually means they like no kinds of music.
Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.
Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.
When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.
Alcohol make you drunk, man. It don't make you meditate, it just make you drunk. Herb is more a consciousness.
Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about - filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows.
It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.
That's why people come to live music, right? To see something go wrong, something human, something vulnerable.
The Indian music scene is completely dominated by Bollywood music. We need to create space for indi-pop music.
We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee; we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from thee.
... there are a lot of shredders in country music - Redd Volkaert, Brent Mason, Dan Huff .. and guys like that
Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments & collectively create a thing of beauty.
I am comforted by the assurance that there will be beautiful music in heaven, and for that I am most grateful.
The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.