In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music, and to paint when I feel like it. Saul Leiter ambitiousbuildcareer Change image and share on social
Music - which I could never listen to while writing before I had children - became essential to my process. Dean Bakopoulos childessentiallisten Change image and share on social
There's nothing better than lifting somebody's spirit with music. Darlene Love liftmusicspirit Change image and share on social
I just love music - by no stretch of the imagination am I professionally competent. Vikram Seth competentimaginationlove Change image and share on social
'70s music is the kind of music I listen to. '70s clothes, I adore. Bel Powley 70sadoreclothe Change image and share on social
He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music. Herb Alpert athletedesignexercise Change image and share on social
I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound. Paloma Faith actarisechurn Change image and share on social
One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy Reagan may not have dug his music, but they understood the power Mr. Jackson commanded as a common pop-cultural touchstone for just about everyone else. Monica Crowley commandcommoncultural share on social
Music is my balance... center of my life. Mandy Patinkin balancecenterlife Change image and share on social
I'm not a pretty princess, and I'm aware of that, so I like music that is really intense, really bold, and characters that in a way almost have a dark side and are kind of evil because, for me, that's when I feel my strongest and fiercest, when I'm not necessarily the good girl. Ashley Wagner awareboldcharacter share on social
