“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
“I am aware that most people only see me as Shaq... the guy on the court. But there is another side to who I am, Shaquille O'Neal. And Shaquille O'Neal wants to explore every part of life. He wants the opportunity to pursue all of his desires. That includes being a part of the music industry as an MC. Music is and will always be a part of who I am.” PeopleWantDesireGuyOpportunitySidesIndustryBasketballMusic IsCourtWho I AmPursueMusic IndustryParts Of LifeShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“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
“I used to be the guy who wanted to do everything myself, wanted to write and play everything myself, but the older I've gotten, the more collaborations I've gotten. I really enjoy working with other people to create different styles of music, because I really do listen to everything, and I enjoy every kind of music. I think some of the best stuff comes from working with people who have different perspectives on the same thing.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindDifferentPlayWantedUsedGuyStuffEnjoyStylePerspectiveMusic IsUsed To BeCollaborationDifferent PerspectiveDifferent StylesWorking With Others Author:Piggy D.
“I'm not the 'rappity-rapper' type dude. All my music is really true. I can't just rap about nothing, just metaphors and putting words together. I can't just smash out material like other guys. I just want my albums to be crazy every time I drop one.” WantI CanTogetherGuyCrazyMaterialsTypeMusic IsMetaphorAlbumsRapRapperOther GuysBeing CrazyReally True Author:Schoolboy Q
“I could turn on my radio in the morning when I was getting dressed for school and hear Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman and think this is the music. Now that music is art. Ellington is art. At that time it was just what you heard on the radio. Cole Porter was just a guy who wrote pretty songs and Billie Holliday would sing them.” ThinkingArtSchoolGuySongTurnsMorningHeardMusic IsRadioFrankTurn-onDukesGetting DressedGoodman Author:Woody Allen
“I'm one of the guys who wants to watch the film completely done, with special effects, sound and music, because I tend to get disappointed if I watch it not fully done.” IfsWantDoneFilmGuySoundWatchesSpecialEffectsMusic IsDisappointedSpecial EffectsSound And Music Author:Luke Ford
“Nowadays, not to say that that doesn't happen, but music is made a lot almost in a laboratory where you get one guy working in one studio, they send the file to another guy in some other part of the world, they send it back and then they send it this way and that way. Musicianship is kind of - there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, some great music is made that way.” WorldWayKindMadeFactsHappensGuyMusic IsStudiosFilesLaboratoryOther GuysGreat MusicMusicianship Author:Dave Koz
“Johnny Jewel is how people were maybe two hundred years ago. Back then, when people got up in the morning, they knew what they had to do to get through the day - there were 100% less decisions. Nowadays, we have to decide what we want to buy in grocery stores, what job to take, what work to do. But not Johnny. For him, it's all right there - it's a freer state, and that's what my music is looking for... ... To understand Johnny, you should think of William Blake. He was the same kinda guy.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldYearsTwoStatesJobsGuyDecisionMorningMusic IsHundredYears AgoStoresJewelsGroceriesGrocery StoresBlake Author:Tom Verlaine
“I want to be the first guy to help people accept everybody for who they are. I'm talking about colors, religions, sex, everybody. My music is for everybody, it's not just for one kind of group.” PeopleWantFirstsKindHelpingGuySexTalkingAcceptingGroupsColorMusic Is Author:ASAP Rocky
“I could create music that sounded as strange as any electronic music, because you see, my opinion about electronic music is that the real composer is the guy who invented the instrument. Pressing buttons is not composing. Composing is about creating something.” RealGuyOpinionStrangeCreatingMusic IsInstrumentsComposerButtonsComposingElectronic MusicCreating Something Author:Glenn Branca
“I find this kind of folk with guys in Wellington boots and washboards not good to listen to. That music is one step away from barn dancing as far as I'm concerned. Anyone under the age of 60 should not be wearing Wellington boots on stage.” ShouldKindAgeGuyStepsStageMusic IsConcernedDancingFolksBootsBarnsWellington Author:Johnny Marr
“Pop music is great, but there's a lot of BS about the attitude of guys being super-gangster - that's why the whole thing is silly. It's making fun of itself. That self-awareness is why people enjoy it. It's refreshing.” PeopleSelfWholeGuyFunEnjoyAttitudeAwarenessMusic IsSelf AwarenessPopsSillyPop MusicGangstersRefreshing Author:Emily Ratajkowski
“For instance, our music, They Might Be Giants, has this element of humor, which is probably the most uptight part of what we include in our music, because we're in part very self-conscious guys, and we want our music to stand up to the test of time, not just be visceral comedy records. We love humor and comedy, but there's this aspect to it that runs counter to what is included in most music.” RunningGuyComedyMusic Is Author:John Flansburgh
“Music is all about seduction, so it's an ongoing flirtation, but watching anyone do what they are talented at is totally intoxicating. Take even the ugliest guy and have them do something they are really passionate about - they are instantly attractive. Unfortunately watching someone write is a little lackluster. Maybe if they had a really sexy keyboard face.” WritingGuyMusic IsPassionateSexyAttractiveSeductionFlirtation Author:Ophira Eisenberg
“Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good. You got a handful of great guys - Ne-Yo, R. Kelly, Usher. You have a handful of great female artists. But for the most part the music world's changing and change is good. You have to make adjustments if you want to survive in that world. You start to thinking about creative moments - bliss. When everything was all good. You realize that in comparison to the way hip-hop started off, where we should be at right now is not there.” ThinkingWorldMomentsArtistGuyRealizingCreativeMusic IsFemaleBlissComparisonGreat Guy Author:Nas
“Miles Davis had been in retirement for five or six years and he was coming out of retirement and he was looking for young guys. Somebody gave him my name and he called me and said, "Can you show up at Columbia Studios in two hours?" I'm like, "Whoa, is this the real Miles Davis?" He's like, "Yeah." So I showed up and yeah, it was intimidating, but music is so important to me that the intimidation was all before the notes started.” ImportantRealGuyHoursMusic IsRetirementIntimidatingIntimidation Author:Marcus Miller
“The wonderful thing about rock music is even if you hate the other person, sometimes you need him more, you know. In other words if he's the guy that made that sound, he's the guy that made that sound, and without that guy making that sound, you don't have a band, you know.” IfsKnowsNeedsPersonsMadeSometimesGuyHateSoundWonderfulRocksBandMusic IsWonderful ThingsThat GuyRock Music Author:Bruce Springsteen