“I feel fortunate that I've had a lot of songs recorded by other people, because I take my songwriting very seriously. It's only those people that have followed me over the years and really know my work that know how serious I am about all of it - including the way I look. You can't take my high heels from me, you can't have my long fingernails, you can't take all this hair from me, because it's part of this thing that I've become. I wouldn't want to give any of it up. Do I have to be ugly to be a songwriter? This is the way I am, and it's what I choose to be.” PeopleKnowsWayWantGivingFeelsYearsLooksLongSongMusicKnow HowSeriousHairLuckIncludingUglyFortunateSongwritingHeelsSongwritersHigh HeelsFingernails Author:Dolly Parton
“As far as the execution is concerned ... the most frequent and most serious mistake is to follow the music instead of preceding it.” MistakeMusicSeriousConcernedExecutionSerious Mistakes Author:Nadia Boulanger
“In the 70s, GEORGE CLINTON and PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC and EARTH WIND & FIRE, we were very serious about our music and who we were trying to touch. I think that's why the music of the 70s has not died - because it has a rejuvenating quality to it.” ThinkingTryingEarthQualityMusicFireSeriousWindMusicianDiedClintonTouchingSeventiesParliamentRejuvenation Author:Maurice White
“Music is a pastime, a relaxation from more serious occupations.” MusicSeriousMusic IsOccupationRelaxationPastime Author:Alexander Borodin
“Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.” MenMusicSeriousDiedJazzMusical Author:Dizzy Gillespie
“Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.” FunMusicSeriousJazzGuitar Author:John Coltrane
“Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.” PeopleWantUseWisdomMusicSeriousStressPianoMeant To BeRelaxedCouchesPlaying MusicInspirational MusicDaily LivingMusic LifeMusic And LifeMusic Is Life Author:Aaron Copland
“I have never acknowledged the difference between serious music and light music. There is only good music and bad music.” LightDifferencesMusicSeriousAcknowledgeSongwritingComposerBad Music Author:Kurt Weill
“I think of myself as a serious artist. Sometimes you can get in your head too much about that and forget that you have to have fun. I've been guilty in my career about that at times. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought I didn't want anybody else to have a hit with it!” ThinkingWantSometimesArtistFunForgetMusicCareersToo MuchSeriousGuiltyHaving Fun Author:Tim McGraw
“There's something about comedy, funny things, that people want to pass them along. Serious things and personal things are much more privately enjoyed. That's why there are not a lot of sad viral videos.” PeopleWantMusicComedySeriousVideoEnjoyedFunny ThingsPersonal ThingsViralSerious ThingsViral Videos Author:Jonathan Coulton