Quotes About Music

The clarinet chose me more than I chose the clarinet.

The clarinet has always been my baby. I just didn't know that for a while.

I played clarinet for many years.

I was like, 'Man, bluegrass - that's like Roy Clark playing banjo on 'Hee Haw.' I'm a huge 'Hee Haw' fan. But I didn't know about bluegrass. It seemed like old people's music.

The Clash had a unique, special relationship with Scotland. Perhaps it was something to do with the energy, anger and beauty in their music. In Scotland at that time, there was a lot of to be angry about. And a great need of some energy and beauty.

You have to understand how lucky I feel. I was on 'Saturday. Night. Live.' I played with the Clash! On what planet would I look at anything in my life in any less-than-stellar way?

We judge everything we do by the Clash and U2.

I love salsa. I use to take salsa classes when I was a little girl with my mom.

You need to have spent your time from playing Top 40 pop rock in order to know how to play a song like 'Ritual,' a song like 'Absolution' or 'Idolatrine.' You need to know your classic drumming and your classic guitar.

I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem.

I often have an argument with people. I say name me a classic song that's not sad in some kind of way. And even if you can, you'll have to search pretty far.

My favorite album of all time is 'In A Major Way.' Look it up, it is a classic!

I'm a huge country fan and am always inspired by classic country.

In college, my voice never quite fit the classic ones like 'Music Man' or 'Carousel'.

You know, 'Paid in Full' is a classic album, man. It kind of got me to where I am now, so I can never get tired of 'Paid in Full.'

It doesn't matter how fashion or politics changes; you'll never change a classic song.

I love classic animation, and I especially love classic cartoon music.

I listen to classic rock for the most part.

Kids like classic rock, and so do adults.

I like a lot of old-school R&B, soul, and classic rock.

It's funny: here I am, a guy who plays in one of the world's biggest classic-rock bands, and to tell you the truth, I listen to classic rock the least.

I usually listen to classic rock and roll.

I like country, and I like some classic rock, too.

I wasn't a jazz player, but a classical musician, and I improvised arrangements of popular songs using classical motifs.