Quotes About Music

I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning.

Between the record companies being the way they are and the fact that people can just download one song instead of buying a whole album, it's hard to make a good living nowadays.

Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough.

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

Sometimes I write from personal experience, but so much depends on what mood I'm in. If I'm in a good mood, I'll write happier songs.

I know I always say my occupation is not dancing, but dancing is in my heart, dancing makes me feel good.

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

I haven't actually seen a Lady Gaga tour, but I do think she's very good.

That was part of the whole original concept. We were thinking, it's off-season, let's do a really fun, local-oriented event, raise money for good causes and bring some music to the valley.

We'd go to the fraternity house. It was a good place to practice. But we really wanted the kids to overhear us. And whoever heard us would go nuts over it.

I guess a good song is a good song is a good song, ya know.

I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded, that makes me feel so good and full, and proud and thankful to the good Lord.

I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good enough.

Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument.

I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

It's always surprised me that mainstream America had the good taste to like R.E.M. It doesn't have the digestible quality the general public tends to look for in its favorite musicians.

Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and hes a good friend.

But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always be some real good new bands.

Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.

My sister is as responsible for anyone for giving me good taste in music.

You go to a show and you know the crowd is there because they like the music, not because everybody else was going. That's a good feeling. You look out there and you know, these are our people.

Good music is good music, but it has to be good.

Touring with Iggy Pop was something to do. It was good fun. I got drunk a lot.

I'm still looking to write a great song.... You always are. You know, you never think, 'Well, that's enough ... that's good enough.'