“Popular music is like a big party, and it’s a thrill sneaking in rather than being invited. Every once in a while, a guy with his shirt on inside out, wearing lipstick and a pillbox hat gets a chance to speak.” BigsGuySpeakChancePartyMusic IsShirtsHatsThrillInvitedLipstickPopular Music Author:Tom Waits
“What Whitney Houston has accomplished will never be accomplished. She's the most famous person on the planet as far as vocaling and her songs. So I'm very happy that I can sit here and say I had a chance to know her. And I'm still dazed that she's gone. But she lives because her music is so powerful.” KnowsPersonsStillsI CanSongChancePowerfulGonePlanetsMusic IsAccomplishedVery HappyHoustonWhitneyDazed Author:Narada Michael Walden
“I'm a very optimistic person. I have the chance to listen to so much phenomenal music. Connecting with social networking to create music is a progression of what electronic music does anyway - it connects people.” PeoplePersonsDoeSocialChanceMusic IsOptimisticConnectingNetworkingProgressionPhenomenalSocial NetworkingSocial NetworkElectronic MusicOptimistic Person Author:Paul van Dyk
“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
“I understand that music is a business, but for people who have control of their stuff, like little Taylor and other artists, I think you'll find them standing up for their music every chance they get.” PeopleThinkingLittlesArtistStuffChanceMusic IsStanding Author:Garth Brooks
“A more interesting question is not 'Why did they break up?' but 'Would they have gotten back together?' ... There's always a chance we'd work together again, but I can't see us touring. I just see us making records.” I CanTogetherChanceInterestingMusicBreakRecordsMusic IsWorking TogetherTouringBack TogetherTogether Again Author:John Lennon
“I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play his works passively, the juice of his music is really not going to be extracted - it's simply not going to come out.” IfsThinkingNeedsReasonPlayChanceMusic IsPerformancesCommittedJuiceChances Are Author:Marc-Andre Hamelin
“I dream of a peaceful world. Music is the best means I have to work on that dream. Each time I have the opportunity to play, it is another chance to tell the truth. Life on the planet has come down to such an acute degree of ADD it is terrifying. We are constantly being bombarded from all directions with information - most of it useless that serves to bifurcate the mind. I am afraid that people are going to go from birth to death and never know they were here or why they were here.” PeopleKnowsWorldMindMeanPlayDreamOpportunityChanceInformationPlanetsBirthDegreesMusic IsAddPeacefulUselessTelling The TruthTruth Of LifePeaceful WorldAnother ChanceWorld MusicBombarded Author:Charles Lloyd
“I wouldn't say music is my passion, or my calling, or anything like that. I mean, I don't really believe in that kind of stuff. Life is a series of chance happenings, so I just fell into it.” BelieveKindMeanLife IsPassionStuffChanceCallingMusic IsHappeningsSeriesMy PassionMusic Is My Passion Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.” IfsChanceSituationGrewGrew UpMusic IsAbuseExtremes Author:Sinead O'Connor
“I feel like writing music is a great chance to create something that extends beyond yourself.” FeelsWritingChanceMusic IsWriting Music Author:Thomston
“The biggest chance you can take in life is by not taking any chances at all. It's important, but music is my heart and this is what makes me the most revenue, so be grit, don't quit.” HeartImportantLife IsChanceMy HeartMusic IsQuittingRevenueGrit Author:E-40
“I'm not one for sitting around listening to my own music, because I tend to cringe and think that I could have done better. I also suffer from red light syndrome quite a lot. I tend to narrow my thinking when the red light goes on to record. Instead of just relaxing and playing and emoting, I think of time being wasted so I won't take a chance on something. Consequently, when I hear it back, I think, "Why the hell did I play it so safe on that piece of music when I could have really opened up?" Well, it's because of not wanting to make a mistake.” ThinkingDoneSufferingChanceMistakeHellListeningMusic IsTake A Chance Author:Ritchie Blackmore
“We believe in the joy and power of music, and we also see that to make this kind of statement today, you need to be a hero, because there are more dominant beliefs - like the belief in power itself or in fame or in money. Our belief in the power of music is something that really needs a strong position in order to keep it up for a lifetime - and hopefully even beyond. We don't want to miss out on the chance to give food for thought to other generations that may relate to it in a way that is not yet foreseeable.” GivingBelieveKindTodayJoyBeliefStrongChanceMissingHeroFameMusic IsLifetimeHopefullyPower Of Music Author:Thomas Koner