Quotes About Music

I made so many recordings with junky mics and crappy mixing consoles, you have to use what your tools are and in some ways that's been inspirational.

Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement.

We sing because we're happy and happy because we sing

If you're looking for a deep album or you're looking for me to talk about past situations, it's not even about that. It's just 14 hot records that are gonna make you dance.

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

Magical music never leaves the memory.

1980's: not a time period but a state of mind.

It bewildered Ig, the idea that a person could not be interested in music. It was like not being interested in happiness.

And if you think you're alone. Put on my music. Because I'm going to be there for you.

I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.

If wed known we were going to be The Beatles wed have tried harder.

A good book is the plectrum with which our else silent lyres are struck.

I play basketball all the time. Me and my band play every week on the road. That's something that I've never really given up since high school.

Singing is actually something that I practice almost every day and definitely at the top of my inspirational list.

My first dance ever on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to 'Let's Hear it for the Boy.'

I worked with John, but I had enough sense to walk just a little ways behind him. I could have made more records, but I wanted to have a marriage.

Sometimes it is hard to sing and dance at the same time but I would rather be off and be real and genuine about it to my fans.

I prance around and dance by myself to hip-hop songs in the mirror.

Music critics get their records for free so their opinions usually don't matter.

No one believes in God any more, but everyone believes in Bach.

I'm not going to lie. I check the iTunes charts. It's all about the iTunes charts. I only go on the Internet for the iTunes charts and basketball blogs.

I think the overall mood of the music informs the artwork, but I've found that good lyrics can be inspirational, too.

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.

Certain music is terrifically inspirational and it is possible, months or even years afterwards, to look at a painting and remember the music that was playing during its execution.