“To some degree, yeah, because I have to play a certain number of originals that might be considered avant-garde material. I realize though, that only a few people in the audience actually know what that music is, or understand it.” PeopleKnowsPlayMightCertainRealizingNumbersAudienceMaterialsDegreesMusic IsOriginalsYeahAvant Garde Author:Archie Shepp
“The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt. I think you could make available the Second Coming in a subscription model and it might not be successful.” PeopleThinkingMightSuccessfulStupidMusic IsModelsAvailableBuyingBeing SuccessfulStupid PeopleSubscription Author:Steve Jobs
“Not everyone's going to like my music. People might not like my music, because I'm just not their style of music that they like to listen to.” PeopleMightStyleMusic Is Author:Justin Bieber
“My life with the Beatles had become a trap... I always remember to thank Jesus for the end of my touring days; if I hadn't said that the Beatles were 'bigger than Jesus' and upset the very Christian Ku Klux Klan, well, Lord, I might still be up there with all the other performing fleas! God bless America. Thank you, Jesus.” IfsWellsSaidStillsEndsMightChristianAmericaRememberJesusMusicLordMusic IsBiggerPerformingUpsetBlessTrapsTouringGod BlessFleasKu Klux KlanGod Bless America Author:John Lennon
“My music is more like ghetto gospel; there's a message in my words, so people listen. Sometimes you might here different things; it depends on how you feel. You might feel down, and I might be the cat in the same sentence saying, "You need to get up and do your thing." And then I could be the same cat, when you at the top of your game, telling you, "It feel good, don't it?" but with the same words.” PeopleNeedsFeelsDifferentSometimesMightGamesDependsMessagesMusic IsCatDown AndSentencesFeel GoodGet UpDifferent ThingsGhettoHow You Feel Author:Young Jeezy
“Some people might think that sex is the highest experience you can have. I tend to think that music is.” PeopleThinkingMightSexHighestMusic Is Author:Brian Wilson
“If my music is political in a way, and it might be, it's in the way of generating a sensitivity in people, a deeper awareness of the world around them. That's my goal, at least.” PeopleIfsWorldWayMightPoliticalGoalAwarenessMusic IsDeeperSensitivity Author:Phil Elvrum
“Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come out of my subconscious.” TryingDoeDoneMightPiecesMusic IsOrganizeSubconscious Author:Arca
“Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. If you were going to give Rock 'n' Roll another name you might as well call it Chuck Berry. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - Rock and Roll or Christianity.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsGivingFirstsWellsMightJesusNamesChristianityRocksMusic IsPossessionRock N RollRock And RollPublishersChuckBerries Author:John Lennon
“For me, writing music is a good way to say what's on my mind. It's less vulnerable in a way, less embarrassing, less exposing to the idea of seeing someone's reaction. The thing about it, though, is you need to be ready... especially if you've got something you're burning to say... even if it's just what some people might think is just a small moment that nobody'd ever bother with or notice.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayNeedsWritingMindIdeasMomentsMightSeeingReadyMusic IsReactionsVulnerableBurningBotherEmbarrassingGood WayExposingWriting MusicSmall Moments Author:Aaron Lines
“The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figured that this might be another shot at the industry looking at the possibilities of house music and giving it a little bit more legitimacy than what they give it. It's a host of different things, but it's something that I needed to say musically.” GivingLittlesDifferentStatesFactsMightHouseBitsUnitedQualityUnited StatesPossibilityIndustryNeededLittle BitMusic IsShotsDifferent ThingsHostMusic IndustryLegitimacyDance MusicHouse Music Author:Frankie Knuckles
“You might be able to get a certain sound, and in the studio you certainly look at things under a microscope a lot more. You might hear more warmth out of a thicker string gauge. But in the practical world, like with us, we're playing An Evening With... so it's three hours of music, and our music is pretty challenging as far as the technical aspect. And I found after awhile that I was killing myself.” WorldLooksMightAbleCertainThreeFoundSoundHoursChallengesMusic IsAspectKillingStudiosPracticalsEveningStringsWarmthMicroscopesGaugesKilling Myself Author:John Petrucci
“I don't listen to music before a race - my coach doesn't like it, he thinks I might lose my focus and concentration.” ThinkingMightLosesRaceFocusMusic IsCoachesConcentrationListening To MusicFocus And Concentration Author:Usain Bolt
“I could be going through something in my life that I might not want to talk about in my music because my music is the way that I escape some of those things.” WayWantMightMusic Is Author:Tyga
“I guess music is the one universal art form that most people can be moved by, regardless of where they come from, and for many it might be the closest they get to god, but I think taking a trip out into the country, away from the light pollution, and looking at a clear night sky is what does it best for me.” PeopleThinkingDoeArtCountryLightMightFormNightClearSkyMusic IsUniversalMovedPollutionClosestNight Sky Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“People are still hearing your music. They might not be buying it, but they might be having it and you don't know it. Your music is still out there.” PeopleKnowsStillsMightMusic IsHearingBuying Author:Keith Sweat
“The music is notated first, the text follows. I might have to wait until the right kind of text or form arises. I often see the poems as “scores.”” FirstsKindMightFormWaitingMusic IsAriseScore Author:Anne Waldman
“Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.” MightCareersMusic IsYeahIntentionRidiculousLaughable Author:Joaquin Phoenix
“I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsPersonsArtDifferentReasonMightFormPurposeSongAttitudeMusic IsMusicalBackgroundsListening To MusicBackground Music Author:Eddie Vedder