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Quotes by Musician

"We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums."

"We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums."

Bruce Johnston, American Musician

Business, Attention, Right

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"Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more."

"Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more."

Chaka Khan, American Musician

32

"The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it."

"The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it."

Vince Gill, American Musician

Funny, Time, People, Majority

32

"Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children."

"Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children."

Little Richard, American Musician

Brother, Brothers, Children, Sisters, Support

32

"Most things I worry about never happen anyway."

"Most things I worry about never happen anyway."

Tom Petty, American Musician

32

"I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop."

"I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop."

Talib Kweli, American Musician

Power, People, Want

32

"I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness."

"I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

32

"I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same."

"I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same."

Angus Young, Scottish Musician

Death, People, Saying, Sound

32

"If nothing else, I have money."

"If nothing else, I have money."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

32

"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."

"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."

Mick Jagger, English Musician

32

"Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body."

"Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body."

Carmen Miranda, Portuguese Musician

32

"I am not very good at keeping secrets at all! If you want your secret kept do not tell me!"

"I am not very good at keeping secrets at all! If you want your secret kept do not tell me!"

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

32

"Well, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should have all the drugs they want and there'd be nobody in charge, sort of like... now!"

"Well, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should have all the drugs they want and there'd be nobody in charge, sort of like... now!"

Merle Haggard, American Musician

Time, Drugs, Want

32

"It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life."

"It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Funny, Life, Love, People

32

"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded."

"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Guitar, Hate, Want

32

"My mom was definitely very strict with me."

"My mom was definitely very strict with me."

Gloria Estefan, American Musician

32

"It's not really that I didn't want to perform at all. What I didn't want to do was try to put together a band, rehearse, on my own. You know what I mean?"

"It's not really that I didn't want to perform at all. What I didn't want to do was try to put together a band, rehearse, on my own. You know what I mean?"

Jan Hammer, Czech Musician

32

"I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to."

"I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

32

"Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of abandon when the music existed around him."

"Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of abandon when the music existed around him."

Ray Manzarek, American Musician

Music, Security, Sense

32

"Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent."

"Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

32

"I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs."

"I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs."

Ruben Blades, Panamanian Musician

32

"I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny."

"I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Funny, Reading, Tongue, Wrong

31

"Greed is the inventor of injustice as well as the current enforcer."

"Greed is the inventor of injustice as well as the current enforcer."

Julian Casablancas, American Musician

Greed, Injustice

31

"I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them."

"I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them."

Gary Wright, American Musician

Son, Artists, Being

31

"I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged."

"I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged."

Maria Callas, American Musician

Artist, Devil, Woman

31

"If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die."

"If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die."

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Musician

31

"We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world."

"We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world."

Noel Gallagher, English Musician

31

"The mark of a true professional is giving more than you get."

"The mark of a true professional is giving more than you get."

Robert Kirby, British Musician

31

"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music."

"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Music, Lie, World

31

"I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations."

"I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations."

Shakira, Colombian Musician

Clothes, Company, Labor, Support

31

"Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die."

"Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die."

Paul Simon, American Musician

31

"I'll play it and tell you what it is later."

"I'll play it and tell you what it is later."

Miles Davis, American Musician

31

"Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical in itself. It's interesting to see that development."

"Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical in itself. It's interesting to see that development."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

Development, Now

31

"There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A."

"There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A."

Deana Carter, American Musician

Freedom, Living

31

"The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent."

"The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent."

Billy Joel, American Musician

Movies, Country, Jazz

31

"That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice."

"That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice."

Garth Brooks, American Musician

Football, Night, Practice, School

31

"No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side."

"No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side."

Jascha Heifetz, American Musician

People, Argument

31

"You can be surrounded by people, and still be lonely. You can be understood by people, and still feel unknown."

"You can be surrounded by people, and still be lonely. You can be understood by people, and still feel unknown."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

Emotional, Loneliness, Understanding, Community

31

"Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible."

"Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible."

Barry Manilow, American Musician

31

"I came out the box and for seven years I had a huge career. And then it's done, it's dumped. But I ain't gone, and I refuse to be gone."

"I came out the box and for seven years I had a huge career. And then it's done, it's dumped. But I ain't gone, and I refuse to be gone."

Taylor Dayne, American Musician

31

"I don't want to make that sound like I'm preaching from a mountain top when I say you have to give your family everything, because I know it's hard for people. I'm lucky to be in a position where you can establish those ground rules and make it that way."

"I don't want to make that sound like I'm preaching from a mountain top when I say you have to give your family everything, because I know it's hard for people. I'm lucky to be in a position where you can establish those ground rules and make it that way."

Tim McGraw, American Musician

Family, People, Preaching, Rules

31

"I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc."

"I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc."

Dennis Brown, American Musician

Ideas, Thoughts, Artists, Being

31

"The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy."

"The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

People, Comedy, Country, Criticism

31

"I want to be an artist that everyone can relate to, that's young, happy and fun."

"I want to be an artist that everyone can relate to, that's young, happy and fun."

Britney Spears, American Musician

Artist, Fun, Want

31

"Every actor I know wants to be a pop star."

"Every actor I know wants to be a pop star."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

31

"I'm not eager to jump into marriage again. I'm in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare."

"I'm not eager to jump into marriage again. I'm in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare."

Lisa Marie Presley, American Musician

Marriage, Now, Right

31

"This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies."

"This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies."

Tina Turner, American Musician

Heaven, Want, Words

30

"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."

"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."

Jim Morrison, American Musician

Power, Fear, Freedom

30

"Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours."

"Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours."

Phil Collins, English Musician

30

"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with."

"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with."

Michael Jackson, American Musician

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