I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. Virgil Thomson deceptionhavelife Change image and share on social
Once you see how powerful music is and how it can affect people, then you want to use it to impact the world. Andra Day affectimpactmusic Change image and share on social
I lost my mother when I was 7 and they put her in a mental hospital. My brother and I watched her being taken away in a strait jacket. That's something you never forget. And my stepmother was like in the movie 'Precious.' I couldn't handle it. So I said to myself, 'I don't have a mother. I don't need one. I'm going to let music be my mother.' Quincy Jones brotherforgethandle share on social
I've always felt music is the only way to give an instantaneous moment the feel of slow motion. To romanticise it and glorify it and give it a soundtrack and a rhythm. Taylor Swift feelfeltgive Change image and share on social
As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab. Kendrick Lamar eargrablimit Change image and share on social
I really was kind of like a musical nerd. I would watch VH1's 'Behind The Music.' That was heavy when I was a kid. I would sit up and want to watch that all day instead of going outside sometimes. Rico Love dayheavykid Change image and share on social
I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship. Bahman Ghobadi atmospherecensorshipfilm 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
Music was segregated in the '80s, and then in the '90s the boundaries started to break down, and rock kids got into electronic music. But then you got this reverse snobbery where people would only listen to electronic music and not rock. Thomas Bangalter 80s90sboundary share on social
When you get to readin' about where the music and John Steinbeck and all those people like that come from, the further you go the more interesting it becomes. Merle Haggard interestjohnmusic Change image and share on social