Quotes About Music

I went and bought a half ounce of cocaine and, in one week, assembled the entire Live Rust album and movie soundtrack. In a week. Y'know, it's not the drugs, it's the attitude that goes with 'em. - David Briggs

I always believed in the music we did and that's why it was uncompromising.

My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed.

The new music is] building off something that wasn't very good in the first place. Back before the singer/songwriter, a very competent musician did the music, and a very competent lyricist did the words. But everybody does both now, so you've got a lot of mediocrity.

Deus (...) deixa se afinar à vontade o instrumento, até que chegue a hora de se dansar.

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page.

You think all teenagers care about are musicians and movie stars? Spend some time in Wisconsin. We'll blow your socks off.

We need a happy song.

Seed Thought Everything in the Universe has its own song. A chorus of frogs. The wind in the trees. Songs inspire the soul to remember how to love. Ave Maria opens the heart to compassion. Kyrie Eleison awakens forgiveness. Shalom Aleichem beckons the tired soul to rest. Om restores harmony and unity. Music is a powerful connection to our Source.

Es que tenemos el prejuicio de que las formas son exclusivamente físicas. La música es una sucesión de formas sonoras que destacan sobre el fondo. Su fondo es el silencio. Y el fondo de las ideas es el campo de la consciencia.

Grammar is a piano I play by ear.

There was a strange exciting smell in the air - the smell of wine, cigar smoke, and perfume, mingled with the scent of the roses. The bright colors merged into one another, and the music rose and fell.

We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.

I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat. I like to cook.

I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to still be able to go out and play the hard rock 'n' roll and do what I like to do in music.

I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs.

Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off.

I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.

The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.

So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think it's great that now, 25 years later, we're not only putting out our own music, but are able to put out music by other bands. That's really exciting for us.

I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.

I know music is subjective.

And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, it's catchy, and you've got a little bit of help, I think that's all you need. But there hasn't been that in music.