Quotes About Music

I don't care if you're Muslim or Christian or Buddhist or whatever your religion is, when you listen to a spiritual song and you really open your heart, you can feel it. You can feel the message of it. Just a simple story.

I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.

I did two records with DJ Mustard. They were stupid, like, crazy hits, so we just kept on working, and we did a whole project together, so we got that coming.

I don't want people to think that just because I do club records, I can't do an album record or an R&B single. I can do R&B, I do pop, I do whatever - but it's still Mustard.

It's just nice to have people around and see people actively trying to construct a community of mutual support around music.

It started out ordinarily enough: In 1975, we were two boys that happened to share a mutual sense of humor, a love of life-affirming music, the records and artists it gave birth to, and a shared sense that we understood it.

We went back to England later on with Bob Dylan, and we met George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. That was a pretty big deal to me. George was so kind. We understood each other mutually, and same with Jeff.

It is crazy how people can't understand the concept of comedy and music. It's like they have to be mutually exclusive.

I was born loving music. It was always my friend.

Somebody asked my friend Bob Seger, Why do you think the Eagles broke up? He said, Hotel California.

Mostly I play with records. I play with my friend Bill Evans.

I'm cool with Jay-Z. Jay-Z is genuinely my friend.

I remember the first time I ever wrote down a song was when I was 6. I was at my friend Emma's house, and we wrote a song called 'Girls' Rules.'

Music is my friend, my constant companion.

I asked my friend Greg Andersson to introduce me to people that can distribute my album.

I didn't know I could sing until I auditioned for 'Les Miserables.' My friend was auditioning, and I wanted to audition too.

My first show was at my friend Corey Petrick's basement in Bucks County, PA.

Some of my most important musical experiences were from a burnt CD with songs my friend downloaded for me at a terrible digital quality.

My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught me the power of words and that music can be used to heal and educate people.

It's either, like, 'Your album was the first jazz album I listened to,' or, like, 'My friend took me to this show, and I've never been to a jazz show before, but, man, I'm so happy I came. I can't wait to go home and see more.' And you can feel it in the crowd, too. You can see the groups of people that don't really know what to expect.

When we did the 'Skin and Bones' tour I didn't even own an acoustic guitar, I had to borrow one from my friend.

I want to do what Kid Cudi did for kids for my generation.

I can't list all the influences that Lady Gaga has given me and my generation.

When the Walkman was the craze in my generation, I was one of the first to have it.