Quotes About Music

I make out a play list for every character and buy the records they would listen to; it helps me find their personas. What they play, where they stay, who they lay, is my matrix for character development.

It really does help everyone when there are some big bands leading the charge.

We have Common on one song called 'Don't Charge Me With the Crime,' which is one of my favorite songs. It's a story song. It didn't really happen to us. But it's definitely fun to have him on the track.

The thing that annoys me is that I hate it when people charge bands to play with them. I hate that.

I do feel I'm responsible to carrying on the music. That's what I was charged with as a kid. When I was a little girl, I was told, 'When we are gone' - when you're a kid, you never think they'll ever be gone - 'you have to keep the music alive, the Carter Family songs, and add your own songs.'

'Mull of Kintyre' was the biggest single of all time up until 'Don't They Know It's Christmas' by that big charity.

I'd work with Charles Kelley anytime. I'd go do a 'Pancho and Lefty' record with Charles. He is class, man.

I think that our goal in Good Charlotte is just to be Good Charlotte, and whatever happens, whatever that means, we don't even know, and make music and whatever.

Good Charlotte is the reason I started playing guitar.

Ringo Starr may not have much of a voice, but when he sang a song on a Beatle album, it had its own special charm.

Chennai is a lucky charm for me and I hold the city very close to my heart.

A lot of those early blues records and soul records were pretty much live. It was what it was, and they had goofs and mistakes, but it still kept its charm. We have to remember to keep the feel. It's so important.

The first night I met Yo-Yo Ma, I found him the most charming person I had ever met, and I was willing to follow him with the camera anywhere.

You make a record because you have to chart your progress, not only for yourself, but for your audience.

A lot of us who've made grime might be in the chart, but that is because of the country we are in.

I always thought my records were number one; it's just the charts didn't think so.

I never thought I would go into the dance charts.

To me, it's exciting that women are dominating the pop charts.

I always wanted to be the first true Latino to break the American barrier, to be on the American charts.

I have to write pretty songs; that's what gets them on the charts.

I listen to songs that are usually on the music charts.

I could care less about the pop charts.

I could go to the mall with my friends or go to movies or hang out without a care in the world. I could chase girls and not have to worry about whether they want me because they've heard my records on the radio.

I once got chased off stage by a heavy-metal band.