Quotes About Music

If a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him.

The fact that most people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart's concertos, is what permits men like us to become famous.

I have a lot of respect for Jay-Z, Eminem, Ludacris, Cee-Lo. They're groundbreaking.

I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding - no frills, down to the bone and intense.

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel.

New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag,' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'

I like guitar. It just turned out that it's the instrument I learned to play. I have a lot of respect for it and I'm learning more and more everyday.

It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.

I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a traffic jam, go out in the street and forget the piano. That's not a piano sound.

In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's something I feel in my gut, I'll bring it up.

The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.

It's fun to be a part of pop history. Anytime you can be referenced in that respect it can be cool.

[I want to be] Something that really touched you - and as far as image and change goes, I just really want a lot of people to respect my music and treat me... [as] inspiration.

I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.

I got so much love for classical music and I hear so much incredible music.You should know a bunch of music and have respect for all sorts of genres and styles of music.

In many cases, the decision to study music has robbed them of the ability to play music. They have lost respect for music that comes from within because they have been programmed to feel "unworthy".

I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England.

Artists don't come much cooler and well rounded than Lady Gaga. Love and respect.

The way to respect all the people I love is to eat the music, have it in my blood and bones, and try to explore it in as much different ways as possible to create my own identity.

I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.

With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery.

When you get respect from the people who are buying your music and coming to your shows, there's an expectation that you have to live up to your own standards.

When you sit down and play your music for someone you respect, you get that feeling in your stomach of like: 'Oh my God...' You know if it's not great because you start to feel sick.