“My advice for young people is that, if you want to be a musician, the thing to do is practice eight hours a day.” Quote by T Bone Burnett
“Let the business take care of itself. If you get involved in the business, every hour that you're involved in business is an hour that you're not practicing. And every hour that you're not practicing is another hour further away from where you want to be.” IfsWantCareHoursInvolvedTake CareGet Involved Author:T Bone Burnett
“When you get older, you're bothered, or inspired, by other things in life than a girl breaking up with you. Things get heavier as you get older.” GirlInspiredThings In LifeBothered Author:Mark Kozelek
“I can tell for sure, the technologists have made it clear that they don't care about musicians. The arts have been sacrificed on the altar of technological advancement.” Has BeensArtMadeI CanCareClearMusicianDon't CareMade ItTechnologicalAdvancementAltarsTechnological Advancement Author:T Bone Burnett
“People make art on the sides of buildings, and they'll make art on the sides of trains. They'll make art wherever they decide to make art. The technology that people are working with now will be replaced in 10 years, so that's not where your future is, if you're a musician.” PeopleIfsYearsArtSidesTechnologyBuildingMusicianTrainOur FutureReplacedYour Future Author:T Bone Burnett
“I'm inspired by that rawness in very direct communication. My work is not meant to keep people happy or give them an escape.” PeopleGivingCommunicationDirectInspiredRawnessDirect Communication Author:Jenny Hval
“I've never been good at being nostalgic, and I've never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that's very here-and-now.” AbleSoundVoiceFocusHere And NowNostalgic Author:Jenny Hval
“On an emotional level, I don't want to be a guide. I want people to hear things and experience them their own way.” PeopleWayWantLevelsEmotionalGuides Author:Jenny Hval
“When I write stuff that's provocative, I want people to think about that, too. I'm in between a pop musician and an artist in that way. I want people to be part of the music as they listen, but I also want them to think: What was that?” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingArtistStuffMusicianPopsPop MusicProvocative Author:Jenny Hval
“I've always been so interested in the way the body feels when singing or being on stage, or being in the audience for that matter. It doesn't have to be the typical "rock" experience. It can be so much more.” WayFeelsMatterBodyAudienceRocksStageSingingTypical Author:Jenny Hval