“Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever.” WrittenModernMusic IsSignificanceBad Music Book:The Occasional Writings of Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock): Early music Source: The Occasional Writings of Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock): Early music
“No one understands another's grief, no one understands another's joy... My music is the product of my talent and my misery. And that which I have written in my greatest distress is what the world seems to like best.” WorldSeemsJoyUnderstandingGriefMusicWrittenTalentProductsMusic IsMiseryGreat MenComposerDistress Author:Franz Schubert
“Most of what has been written about me is one big blur, but I do remember being described in one simple word that I agree with. It was in a piece that tore me apart for my personal behavior, but the writer said that when the music began and I started to sing, I was "honest."” Has BeensSaidBigsRememberSimplePiecesWrittenHonestBehaviorMusic IsAgreeBlurSimple WordsPersonal Behavior Author:Frank Sinatra
“All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff...Basically what people want to hear is: I love you, you love me, the leaves turn brown, they fell off the trees, the wind is blowing, it got cold, you went away, my heart broke, you came back, and my heart was okay...Modern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear. Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them on the ass...If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantWritingHeartArtistSongTurnsStuffBitsRecordsWrittenTreeModernLove YouWindColdMy HeartMusic IsOkayAssBrokeBrownLove Each OtherSigningWigsHeart BrokeBlowing ItModern Music Author:Frank Zappa
“Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever. Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history. . . . All old music was modern once, and much more of the music of yesterday already sounds more old-fashioned than works which were written three centuries ago. All good music, whatever its date, is ageless - as alive and significant today as it was when it was written” TodayThreeSoundInterestAliveWrittenModernCenturyStudentsPeriodsMusic IsMusicalYesterdaySignificantSignificanceOld FashionedAgelessOld MusicBad Music Author:Peter Warlock
“The New Kids took some hits for, you know, not writing their own music. But on a songwriting standpoint, I mean, I'd never written music before when I was in the group, ... Now the music is my music, so it's kind of like my baby, and that was a whole different experience.” KnowsWritingKindMeanDifferentWholeKidsWrittenGroupsBabyMusic IsSongwritingStandpointMy BabyDifferent Experiences Author:Joey McIntyre
“I have a notebook that I take with me everywhere. I free-write in it when there are situations that I know I can write a song about. I will just start writing everything that I can think of while trying to write some things that are kind of poetic or sound like they could be in a song. Then, after the music is written, I go back and look at my subjects to see which one I think woud go with what music. Then, I formulate it into a melody and get the song.” ThinkingKnowsWritingTryingLooksKindI CanSongSoundSituationWrittenSubjectsMusic IsPoeticMelodyNotebook Author:Agent M
“I love the songs we've written together [with Ivo Moring] and believe that Rock music is coming back with a vengeance. There are a lot of new and exciting things on the horizon and the next chapter is going to be amazing.” BelieveTogetherSongNextWrittenRocksMusic IsExcitingHorizonChaptersVengeanceComing BackRock MusicExciting ThingsNext Chapter Author:Wendy Starland
“Some of my best friends have written Broadway shows. Allee Willis and Brenda Russell wrote The Color Purple which has been recently revived on Broadway. That to me is such a different hat that you have to wear, but music is music. A Broadway show is something I would love to have the opportunity to do.” Has BeensDifferentShowsOpportunityWrittenColorMusic IsHatsBroadwayMy Best FriendPurpleBroadway Shows Author:Dave Koz
“From Ennio [Morricone] I ask for themes that clothe my characters easily. He's never read a script of mine to compose the music, because many times he's composed the music before the script is ever written.” CharacterAsksWrittenMinesMusic IsScriptsTheme Author:Sergio Leone
“My worlds are completely different. Painting is a peaceful world, and it's a different vibe than having a great match. You are able to look back at what you created when you finish. Recording music is an entirely different monster. When you finally write something, you do a demo and then you go into the studio. Doing the master version, that's the best feeling ever - especially when you're so proud of what you've written, and you can't wait for people to hear it. That's actually very similar to trying to tell a story in a wrestling match.” PeopleWorldWritingTryingLooksDifferentStoriesFeelingsAbleWaitingWrittenPaintingMastersProudMusic IsStudiosMonstersVersionsPeacefulWrestlingPeaceful WorldDemosRecording Music Author:Jeff Hardy
“I think for me, the only depressing music is music that doesn't give credence to those kinds of feelings, music that's just written for money or commercial reasons. Sad music can be the most uplifting thing in the world.” ThinkingWorldGivingKindReasonFeelingsWrittenMusic IsUpliftingDepressingCredenceSad Music Author:Conor O'Brien
“You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on.” NeedsFirstsKindPastMovingStuffWrittenMusic IsBasesGuidelinesHistory Of Music Author:John Lydon
“Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record.” WorldMindCountryRecordsWrittenOne DayMusic IsYeah Author:Ed Sheeran
“Music is a prerogative of those who are willing to spend time to study it, understand and love it, well aware of the fact that one life is not enough to improve just one single note of what has already been written and performed.” WellsEnoughFactsLife IsStudyWrittenWillingMusic IsAnd LoveNotesJust OneSpend TimePrerogative Author:Andrea Bocelli