Quotes About Music

I always loved to entertain and show off in front of the neighbors. I would sing and dance at their houses.

We have a jam session at home every so often. That's one reason I bought a house with lots of ground around it the neighbors can't hear us play!

If I had a ringtone, it would probably be Neil Diamond.

Mozart and Neil Diamond may have begun with the same idea, but that a work of art is more than an idea is confirmed by the difference between the 'Soave sia il vento' and 'Kentucky Woman.' We have different words for 'art' and 'idea' because they are two different things.

I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond.

In 'Heart of Gold' at one point, there were 23 players on the stage with him. And part of what's magic about Neil is the way he interacts with the other musicians.

My mum is the biggest Joni Mitchell fan, and my dad loves Neil Young.

I've had mentors who were kind of the troubadour singer-songwriters, like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and that's just what I've always liked - people who would talk real honestly about their lives and their circumstance.

When I was a kid I was definitely into Neil Young.

How do I explain Neil Young? Great question! I explain Neil Young as, I would kill to see his acoustic shows.

My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.

XTC is my favorite band; I'm a huge Neil Young fan, Jayhawks, all that type of stuff. I like Death Cab for Cutie, also Ryan Adams. I try to impress my children: 'Have you listened to such-and-such?' They're not impressed.

I've always played acoustically - it's how I learned. I grew up listening to Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Dylan and what have you.

I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice, but it's something that grabs you, and the songs are so good.

I wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?

I don't think it's so hard to be commercial and interesting. Look at Prince, or Neil Young.

I'd actually like to make a country album one day. One of my idols is Neil Young, because he's kept himself from being bored.

We loved Neil Young and all the music he's given the world.

I grew up on, and kind of came of age, during the grunge movement and was introduced to Neil Young and Bob Dylan and grew up on that path.

When I first learned guitar - when I was 14 or 15 - I had an older cousin who showed me some stuff. And he was into all these tunings. He was showing me tunings that people like David Crosby or Neil Young used - like dropped D and open D tunings.

I didn't grow up listening to him - my parents listened more to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell - but I lived in a flatshare for two years, and my flatmate loved Leonard Cohen. He would always play him when he got home from the studio or something.

But when I was 12 or 13, I found the acoustic guitar and got into guitar music ultimately, like Black Motorcycle Club, obviously Neil Young, Crosby, Stills and Nash.

About the only things that are unique to Earth are our biota and our culture. If aliens ever come here, they'd most likely be either biologists or music fans. Neither one has much reason to antagonize our armed forces.

Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star.