Quotes About Music

I was probably like 13 years old, 14. And I used to walk home doing the beatbox from school. That's how I created it. There was no walkmans back then, no iPods, no CDs. There was just me. Back then there was the boom box.

Black women in music are always expected to sing R&B or soul: we are always boxed in.

With 'Boxer,' we made the kind of music we wanted to make and didn't really worry about what the expectation was.

There are no Kleenex boxes on these loops, just so you know.

There's so much talent around here, east London in particular is full of talent. Whether that be boxing or football or music.

Bad Boy Entertainment did not shoot anybody. I didn't shoot anybody.

I love being in the Beastie Boys.

We've been gone five years and the best they could come up with was boy bands?

Look at the New Kids on the Block, the Back Street Boys and *NSYNC... all those boy bands happened because of New Edition.

I always tell people that I'll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I've had more boyfriends. I'll be just as anguished-sounding.

I just want people to be able to put on 'American Boyfriend' and accept to not know. To not know anything about everything.

You're able to get into somebody's brain through song.

I'm astounded by people who can listen to music when they write. I can only assume that they have multi-track brains, while mine is decidedly single.

It's two different brains: the mom brain that's, like, selfless and ego-free, and the on-stage 'Look at me. Like, listen to my song. Hope you like it.' There, it is all ego.

The old-timers schooled me good. They brainwashed me to respect music, whether we were playing rockabilly or blues or rock and roll.

When I sing for myself, I sing in a more free, athletic way. When I face an audience, there is always some fear that makes me put the brakes on a bit.

The Seventies were just an interesting time for us because we were building the brand of the name but also varying the style of the music on each of the albums we did. Very creative time of us.

I wouldn't use a song I didn't think was my brand or image.

I love Aaliyah, I love Brandy, I love Monica.

I felt brave when I sang and could put into lyrics what I couldn't tell anybody else.

We're not an American band, or a European band. We're a Brazilian band.

Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music.

I know Brazilian music. I have worked with Brazilians many times.

One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.