“New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture.” KnowsCultureOur LivesBirthMajorsMusic IsNew OrleansParts Of LifeMilestoneResidual Author:Wendell Pierce
“The idea that a musician can submit music online for the chance to have it promoted to a nationwide audience is the American dream come true, and a major step toward democratizing how music is discovered.” IdeasDreamChanceStepsAudienceMajorsMusicianMusic IsOnlineAmerican DreamSubmitDreams Come True Author:Ali Partovi
“If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen to unstructured, amelodic ambient music, but I prefer no music. I don't need silence - I can write just about anywhere - but music is a major distraction.” IfsKnowsNeedsWritingTryingI CanSongSilenceFiguresMajorsMusic IsDistractionChordsProgressionAmbientAmbient Music Author:F. Paul Wilson
“Poetry is music though, unfortunately, not all music is poetry. Because music has other carriers to take its message - beats, lyrics, singers, bass players - anyone in music can rise to make a major statement but in poetry there are only words to do the work. And they do sometimes have to sweat.” SometimesPlayerMajorsMessagesMusic IsBeatsSingersStatementsPoetry IsSweatBassCarrierBass Players Author:Nikki Giovanni
“It ain't this big I, little You. Music is to be shared. Music is not a hustle. [Hip hop's become] cultural stripmining [by the major labels]. Some people get into this music to make a killing but music is a way to make a living.” PeopleWayLittlesBigsMajorsMusic IsKillingHip HopHipsLabelsHopsHustle Author:Chuck D
“The strangest part of Indian music is its lack of chords: There's no such thing as major or minor, and it's unusual to hear more than two different pitches at the same time.” TwoDifferentMajorsMusic IsIndianUnusualMinorsChordsIndian Music Author:Jonny Greenwood
“About 1990 there was a huge shakeup in the music industry and the 6 major record companies fired all the music people and hired business graduates to take over the spots. So the music became not as important. What really became important was the bottom line, how much money you could make.” PeopleImportantLinesCompanyRecordsHugeIndustryMajorsMusic IsBottomSpotsGraduatesBottom LineMusic IndustryRecord Companies Author:Geoff Tate
“One of the central flaws in the state of contemporary music is that the major record companies have failed to incorporate that simple fact into their business plans. They've come into an industry that's based on idiosyncratic artists and tried to erase every idiosyncratic aspect out of it.” StatesFactsArtistSimpleCompanyRecordsPlansIndustryMajorsMusic IsAspectContemporaryFlawsEraseRecord CompaniesBusiness PlanContemporary Music Author:Moby
“I am so weak over love and heartbreak. My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of it is a major portion. I feel like it has been lost in R&B and a lot of people are scared to talk about their vulnerabilities and insecurities. They want to keep it up and in the club.” PeopleWantFeelsHas BeensSaidLostElementsMajorsMusic IsWeakScaredClubsRhythmVulnerabilityInsecurityPortionsRhythm And BluesLove And Heartbreak Author:Adrian Marcel