Quotes About Music

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

You get royalties from certain songs that you do when you do background. It's according to the work that you put in.

I think it's awesome to see people of all different ages from all kinds of backgrounds come together for the love of music.

The bands that we've found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that's because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds.

They wanted to do a movie about the Backstreet Boys.

I'll always be a Backstreet Boy.

One thing with Backstreet Boys, we never try to rush out an album. We always try to make quality music that can stand the test of time.

I would hope somebody out there will still want to hear a Backstreet Boys song when I'm 50-something.

When I was a backup singer, I enjoyed it.

I like to write from scratch most of the time, but I like to have a backup plan just in case.

You should never drink before you go on stage. That's a very bad idea if you want to give your all to your fans.

I have a lot of friends with bad taste in music - some might say that I have bad taste in music.

I can't imagine losing my wife or daughter or only being able to see them every so often. If my work made that happen, then music would become a bad thing.

I play the drums really, really badly.

I have so many incredible fans in Russia, I really badly want to go there.

I wanted to do this so badly, to be a successful musician.

Our mums came on tour and mine was baffled by it all. She kept saying in the car: 'You just do this on your own? Don't you want to be with people? This is so lonely!' I guess we're just used to it. It is a funny little world.

I used to lug a massive bag of CDs everywhere.

People don't look at you singing. They go within themselves and listen. Music is about listening, not looking. That's why I wore these huge baggy dresses on stage with The Cranberries.

I like Sam Bailey - she's got a huge voice.

Sometimes I want to hear something fun to cook or bake to; other times, I need specific songs to to lift me up.

A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss.

I can write a love song or a ballad, or when I read something and it pisses me off, I know how to go in.