“The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any more.” TakenMusic IsMajoritySellsPhrases Author:Jack White
“Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down.” ShouldSometimesTakenFeetFieldsMusic IsMales Author:Missy Elliot
“I see in the melody of Nature, God. It is a wonderful work of art. The spirit of the art is wonderful. And I feel that I am myself because I have never taken music lightly. Music is the manifestation of God, like everything else.” FeelsArtSpiritTakenWonderfulMusic IsArt IsManifestationMelodyWorks Of Art Author:Pablo Casals
“My mom, she got taken away from me when I was 14 years old. She is incarcerated. My sister was incarcerated. I was homeless. When my mom went away when I was 14... I was forced to live with my aunt. My aunt, she doesn't like rap music. She thinks rap music is the devil's music. Basically she said, "Yo, if you are going to do music you can't do it in my house."” IfsThinkingYearsSaidHouseTakenMomMusic IsDevilMy MomRapMy SisterHomelessAuntRap Music Author:Sean Kingston
“I think one of the reasons I haven't been doing music is because I think that some of my performance, like, needs are being taken care of in other mediums.” ThinkingNeedsReasonCareTakenHavensMusic IsPerformancesMediums Author:Carrie Brownstein
“I know that my music is heard a lot in commercial circles. In academia, I think my music is taken in differently but I'm not sure why that is. Some kind of sixth sense tells me that people in that world are thinking differently about it. I don't know if it has to do with the structure of my music, which is probably more apparent to those in the academic world than it is in the commercial world, where people tend not to think of that aspect of music so much. They just listen for pure enjoyment.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindTakenMusic IsNot SureEnjoymentAcademicJust ListenSixth Sense Author:Jennifer Higdon
“I'm not an R&B singer, I'm a singer. I can sing any music that makes me feel inspired whether it's Country, a little bit of Rock and roll but within my roots as well. I'm not going too far with it, but it'll be within my roots. I feel like trying a different way to express my music because so many people have already taken from what I've done in the past and it kind of makes me not want to ever do anything that I've done before.” PeopleTryingKindDifferentCountryDonePastTakenMusic IsInspired Author:Brandy Norwood
“Any time having international interviews is a language barrier, you don't know how much you need to simplify what you're saying for it not to be damaged in translation. But culturally, there are some interesting phenomena. I get the feeling that the way rock music gets described in Germany, it is all like Rolling Stone circa 1975, taken to the 10th power. If you're a rock musician, you're part of the counterculture. Your music is like a critique of everything that is wrong with America.” FeelingsLanguageInterestingTakenMusicianMusic IsBarriersTranslationsCritiqueSimplifyRock MusicRolling StonesSome Interesting Author:John Flansburgh
“I'm trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my actual self. And the way the system is built up, there'll be a backlash soon. Just recently some people published 11 photos of Sia's face. It's a bummer for me because it's going to elevate my profile and make me more recognizable. But I don't look the same as I did when I used to have my photo taken. Music is for your ears, not your eyes, right? But film is for your eyes, and I would like to give you something.” PeopleGivingTryingEyeFilmTakenGiving UpMusic IsWork OutProfile Author:Sia Furler
“People around me are always an inspiration due to their love of the music and they help me to generate ideas for music. But it's really the passion and drive I have for my music that keeps me connected. I recorded my first song in the studio at 8 years old and I've taken it seriously since then. Making music is fun to me so I aim to translate those feelings into the music.” PeopleHelpingFeelingsInspirationSongPassionFunTakenMusic IsAimHelp MeTranslate Author:Chingy