Quotes About Music

The fifth member of my band is my non-profit work.

I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.

I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I'm in awe of her.

I was going through a break up. I was depressed... I really did need to do something. Recording an album was a great escape. I don't know what would have happened if I wouldn't have started to work.

Most days I only go out to the post office or to get some food. Otherwise I work on my art or music. I check out the news, and generally spend a lot of time on Tumblr or Facebook or whatever.

Beach balls at festivals are the work of the devil.

Whether in music or in fiction, the most basic thing is rhythm. Your style needs to have good, natural, steady rhythm, or people won't keep reading your work.

I was proud to work with the great Gershwin, and I would have done it for nothing, which I did.

Every collection that I work on, I always think, Is this cool enough to wear to a concert?

I've been a Nick Cave fan since the early '80s when he was part of The Birthday Party thing singing Australian self-destructive rock band and I've always followed his work and loved it.

I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.

After I had my youngest son,I took time for him and just spent more time with my family. But, I know it's time to get back to work. I am working on new music.

The idea was I'd never amount to anything in music, The theme there was that I was talented, but I wouldn't work hard enough to do anything with it.

A true measure of success is just to work hard and get my music out there and just be myself and be real.

The stuff that I write doesn't work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play.

The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.

I always loved Alan Menken songs and wanted my first album to be a tribute to him and his work. I always loved his music.

At a major label you can start to feel that you're working for them, and that any work you do, you're never going to see any benefit.

I do like that idea that music can work on two levels, and you only pick up on the second one after a few listens.

Music has no effect on research work, but both are born of the same source and complement each other through the satisfaction they bestow

I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track of.

I always work with the same composer, his name is Ali Helnwein. I don't have a musical background.

I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.

I work out, I play sports, I go to concerts.