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“I don't want you to play me a riff that's going to impress Joe Satriani; give me a riff that makes a kid want to go out and buy a guitar and learn to play.”

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Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne, born on December 3, 1948, is a British rock vocalist. He is the lead singer of the iconic band Black Sabbath, which has had a profound impact on heavy metal music. Osbourne is known for his distinctive voice and stage presence, and his music and lifestyle have become a part of rock culture. more

“My best songs were written very quickly. Just about as much time as it takes to write it down is about as long as it takes to write it...In writing songs I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie...It's not me, it's the songs. I'm just the postman, I deliver the songs...I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.”

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Author:Bob Dylan

“As a songwriter, if you can touch people and make them feel a little less alone in the world, then you've done your job.”

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Author:Tom Cochrane

“My songs emerge unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own...We have, all of us, over the years, written things that responded to the world as it slapped us in the face. Me and Nash, singing "To the Last Whale" and "Find the Cost of Freedom". Stills coming up with "For What It's Worth". These came right out of the news. People have accused us of taking stances and the truth is we don't.”