“Any day above ground is a good one. A woman's beauty is her inherent ability to better a man in every way. My father, now in heaven, is the watcher of birds. And his eye is on his sparrow. God, in his great silence, is still there. Of that I haven't a single doubt. Music is the balm that heals the ache of a forlorn star.” MenWayStillsEyeFatherHeavenStarsAbilitySilenceDoubtHavensMusic IsBirdHealHis EyesInherentSilence IsAcheSparrowsWatchersForlornWomen's Beauty Author:Donald E. Williams, Jr.
“I still prefer to hear [Bob] Dylan acoustic, some of his electric songs are absolutely great. Electric music is the vernacular of the second half of the twentieth century, to use my father's old term.” StillsUseSongFatherTermHalfCenturyMusic IsBobElectricDylanTwentieth CenturyAcousticsVernacular Author:Pete Seeger
“Music is like a river or stream that has come down to us through time, bringing nurture to man's soul. From the past masters, this music flowed to my father and through him to me. I want to keep this stream flowing. I don't want it to die. It must spread all over the world.” MenWorldWantSoulPastDiesFatherMastersMusic IsRiversSpreadStreamsNurtureRough Times Author:Ali Akbar Khan
“Some guys that know me from when I was a kid say "My son, oh he's just like your father." It's just a natural part of our lives. But, within the music industry and within the industry of the critiques of music, where it becomes "Ziggy's music is not as good as Bob's music," I don't understand. But I don't really pay much attention to that because I'm just expressing myself.” KnowsKidsGuyFatherNaturalPayAttentionOur LivesSonLike YouIndustryMusic IsMy SonBobKnow MeCritiqueMusic Industry Author:Ziggy Marley
“As an artist, I feel that my father's biggest influence is me realizing that music has a purpose and it's not just for business and that music is spiritual. I get that from him that music is a spiritual thing.” FeelsSpiritualPurposeArtistFatherRealizingInfluenceMusic Is Author:Ziggy Marley
“I learned from my father that music is from God and the message is from God.” FatherMessagesMusic Is Author:Ziggy Marley
“My father thought that if I was to go into the army, at the least I would have a reliable paycheck at the end of each month with which to feed my family. Music is less assured. One could say more dangerous!” IfsEndsFatherDangerousMonthsMusic IsMy FamilyArmyAssuredPaychecksEach Month Author:Vieux Farka Toure
“I feel like the Church should have the most amazing entertainment and the best music, because we know the author and the source of music and entertainment, which is our Father.” KnowsFeelsShouldFatherChurchSourceMusic IsShould HaveEntertainmentOur FatherMost Amazing Author:Danny Gokey
“My dad, he's definitely one of greatest writers of his generation. There is no question about it. When you are that good, when work is that good, you have to appreciate every aspect of it. It's the architecture of it, it's like looking at a Frank Lloyd Wright building or a Lautner building, it's master craftsmanship. Every aspect of it intertwines in a perfectly harmonious way. That's what architecture is at its best and the architecture of my father's music is on that level.” WayFatherLevelsGenerationsBuildingMastersDadMusic IsAspectAppreciateMy DadArchitectureFrankHarmoniousCraftsmanship Author:Sean Lennon
“People have an affinity towards things, and you don't know where it comes from. Mozart wrote a symphony when he was four, so it's said; the theory is maybe because his father was a conductor, it happened in vitro, and he heard the music before he was born, and by the age of four he knew how to write music.” PeopleKnowsWritingSaidAgeFatherBornFourHappenedHeardTheoryMusic IsSymphonyConductorAffinity Author:William Shatner
“My mom, my father, my little sisters, and my brother - I don't got that much family. I'm not really a family person. I just do my own thing. But I've just been spending time with my mom, especially since the [September motorcycle] accident happened. I drive all the way down there to Georgia just to check up on her. You just get tired of being that person that you thought you were. I don't feel no different. I see the music, because I made it. I don't really see the fame.” WayFeelsLittlesPersonsMadeDifferentFatherMy OwnHappenedBrotherMomFameMusic IsTiredMy MomSpendingAccidentsChecksMade ItMy BrotherSeptemberGeorgiaMotorcycleSpending TimeLittle Sister Author:Fetty Wap
“I feel like that's a way people can change the way music is - to be guided by someone they believe in and trust. Larson and I really believed in each other. It was like brother/sister, father/daughter, we were laughing and yelling, that's how it is when you make an album! Essentially the trust was there and I got something great.” PeopleWayFeelsBelieveFatherLaughingBrotherMusic IsDaughterAlbumsYellingBrother SisterDaughter To FatherPeople Can Change Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I didn't know it was misinformation. It sort of inwardly in my psyche laid the template for music being affiliated with my father and my family.” KnowsDoneStoriesMotherFatherUnderstandingHeardMusicianMusic IsMy FamilyMisinformation Author:Jon Gordon