If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk. Oscar Wilde badgoodlisten Change image and share on social
I was 17, still in school, and my manager saw me in school, and then we hooked up, and after that, I went straight into making music. Erik Hassle hookmakemanager Change image and share on social
Music really is our daily medicine. Evelyn Glennie dailymedicinemusic Change image and share on social
When I was to come to Washington the first time as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, Mrs. Johnson phoned us to find out if they could give us a party and who we would like to meet. Erich Leinsdorf bostondirectorfind Change image and share on social
That's because we did not set out to make black music. We set out to make quality music that everyone could enjoy and listen to. Smokey Robinson blackenjoylisten Change image and share on social
Architecture produces a musical mood in our inner being, and we notice that even though the elements of architecture and music appear to be so alien in the outer world, through this musical mood engendered in us, our experience of architecture brings about a reconciliation, a balance between these two elements. Rudolf Steiner alienarchitecturebalance share on social
Living in Cape Breton, it's really all about fiddle music, so it's not like there were other instruments out there that tempted me and it was like I had to decide which one. It was automatically fiddle, because it's the predominant instrument in Cape Breton Island. Natalie MacMaster automaticallybretoncape share on social
Ultimately, I think there's this umbrella term of jazz, and what's cool about not just what's happening with my music but this general sense of what's happening with this generation of musicians, is it's a very broad term, and we can incorporate all types of music, and we can be influenced and inspired by all kinds of sounds. Gretchen Parlato broadcoolgeneral share on social
The way I work on music is that I go into my studio, and I start playing music, and I see what happens, and... I never think about it. Moby musicplaystart Change image and share on social
I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs. Paula Cole attemptbeautifulcheerleader share on social