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"We became friends as we became a band. Our friendship evolved as the band evolved. It had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups for the four of us. We got along well almost all of the time. Hey! We liked each other and we still do."

"We became friends as we became a band. Our friendship evolved as the band evolved. It had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups for the four of us. We got along well almost all of the time. Hey! We liked each other and we still do."

Dave Blood, American Musician

Friendship, Time

26

"Life takes its path and sometimes there are people to blame. Of course there are bad people in this world. Good, bad, it happens unfortunately. But in a way I think if there was more focus on the good, more good would happen."

"Life takes its path and sometimes there are people to blame. Of course there are bad people in this world. Good, bad, it happens unfortunately. But in a way I think if there was more focus on the good, more good would happen."

Andrea Corr, Irish Musician

Life, People, Blame, Focus

26

"I was the only guy with any bit of anarchy left."

"I was the only guy with any bit of anarchy left."

Sid Vicious, English Musician

26

"I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next."

"I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next."

Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Musician

Contemplation, Nothing, Tension

26

"I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain't never gonna do it any different. I don't care who likes it and who don't."

"I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain't never gonna do it any different. I don't care who likes it and who don't."

Buck Owens, American Musician

26

"My gay audience has been with me from the beginning."

"My gay audience has been with me from the beginning."

Kylie Minogue, Australian Musician

26

"Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures."

"Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures."

Eden Ahbez, American Musician

Earth, Heaven, Now

26

"It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something."

"It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something."

Duke Ellington, American Musician

Act, Murder, Play

26

"I picked up the Joss Stone album, Josh Groban, and the new Norah Jones. I love, love, love Norah."

"I picked up the Joss Stone album, Josh Groban, and the new Norah Jones. I love, love, love Norah."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

26

"I got a pair of red, synthetic satin women's pants through the post the other day with a phone number on. That was quite strange. I haven't tried the phone number. In times of stress I may."

"I got a pair of red, synthetic satin women's pants through the post the other day with a phone number on. That was quite strange. I haven't tried the phone number. In times of stress I may."

Jarvis Cocker, English Musician

Woman, Women, Day, May, Post

26

"I want to solidify as an artist and show that as I grow as a person and make mistakes and learn from them, I'm going to grow artistically."

"I want to solidify as an artist and show that as I grow as a person and make mistakes and learn from them, I'm going to grow artistically."

Eminem, American Musician

Artist, Mistakes, Want

26

"Is an artist much more than a beggar?"

"Is an artist much more than a beggar?"

Clara Schumann, German Musician

26

"If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next."

"If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

People, Greatness, Ability, Artist

26

"Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it."

"Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it."

Duke Ellington, American Musician

26

"I've been getting some bad publicity - but you got to expect that."

"I've been getting some bad publicity - but you got to expect that."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

26

"Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into a Sonic Youth song and completely away from it being a solo song."

"Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into a Sonic Youth song and completely away from it being a solo song."

Thurston Moore, American Musician

Idea, Being, Song, Want

26

"I don't know what my path is yet. I'm just walking on it."

"I don't know what my path is yet. I'm just walking on it."

Olivia Newton-John, Australian Musician

26

"Basically, the reason I'm vegan is because when I was about 16 or 17 years old, I began to understand that we don't need to contribute to the killing and exploitation of animals to feed our bodies correctly."

"Basically, the reason I'm vegan is because when I was about 16 or 17 years old, I began to understand that we don't need to contribute to the killing and exploitation of animals to feed our bodies correctly."

Daniel Johns, Australian Musician

Animals, Exploitation, Killing, Old

26

"Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming."

"Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming."

Holly Johnson, English Musician

Time, Occupation, Writing

25

"It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style."

"It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style."

Joe Cocker, English Musician

25

"And to any new fans we made along the way, I say... welcome to our party. It's just starting to get going."

"And to any new fans we made along the way, I say... welcome to our party. It's just starting to get going."

Richard Marx, American Musician

25

"The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird."

"The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird."

Alicia Keys, American Musician

Awards, Day, Want

25

"You treat a lady like a dame, and a dame like a lady."

"You treat a lady like a dame, and a dame like a lady."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

25

"Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct."

"Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

Trust, Faith, Perseverance

25

"I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out."

"I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out."

Dolly Parton, American Musician

Fire, First, Woman

25

"When you write a song, a song has longevity."

"When you write a song, a song has longevity."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

Longevity, Song

25

"We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody."

"We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody."

Bill Haley, American Musician

25

"I felt a responsibility to present a viable alternative to the popular electric sound."

"I felt a responsibility to present a viable alternative to the popular electric sound."

Ron Carter, American Musician

Popular, Present, Responsibility, Sound

25

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky."

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

25

"I believe that religion should be totally separated from the state. That's not the way it is today, not even in Sweden."

"I believe that religion should be totally separated from the state. That's not the way it is today, not even in Sweden."

Bjorn Ulvaeus, Swedish Musician

Religion, State, Today

25

"Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference."

"Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference."

Herbie Hancock, American Musician

Life, Music, Difference

25

"Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else."

"Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else."

Elliott Smith, American Musician

25

"I couldn't sing to save myself. Greg went to John after the audition and said, 'She's cute, but she can't sing very well' and he said, 'I know. We'll teach her. I just want her on the show'."

"I couldn't sing to save myself. Greg went to John after the audition and said, 'She's cute, but she can't sing very well' and he said, 'I know. We'll teach her. I just want her on the show'."

Dannii Minogue, Australian Musician

25

"I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake."

"I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake."

Luis Miguel, Mexican Musician

25

"I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration."

"I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration."

Matt Cameron, American Musician

25

"Maybe I'll be a feminist in my old age."

"Maybe I'll be a feminist in my old age."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

25

"I don't mind The Boss. I think he's an honest guy. I have some of his records, not all of them. I've met a couple of the E-Street guys, and they seem really cool."

"I don't mind The Boss. I think he's an honest guy. I have some of his records, not all of them. I've met a couple of the E-Street guys, and they seem really cool."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

25

"I can put a hip-hop beat to reggae. That is, I can have real reggae in the drums and in the rhythm, and on top of it I can put The Rolling Stones' feeling, anyone's feeling on top. Nobody has ever done this before, man."

"I can put a hip-hop beat to reggae. That is, I can have real reggae in the drums and in the rhythm, and on top of it I can put The Rolling Stones' feeling, anyone's feeling on top. Nobody has ever done this before, man."

Ike Turner, American Musician

Feelings, Feeling, Man

25

"I think it's been the topic of conversation for every one... If the U.S. is hit again, how are we going to handle it? Our troops are all over the place."

"I think it's been the topic of conversation for every one... If the U.S. is hit again, how are we going to handle it? Our troops are all over the place."

Holly Johnson, English Musician

Conversation, Troops

25

"Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn't know no more songs, they'd run out of them."

"Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn't know no more songs, they'd run out of them."

Brownie McGhee, American Musician

Folk, Guitar, Songs

25

"I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family."

"I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

Family, Tradition

25

"After things started to happen here, my choice of material was extremely limited. It was a weird situation."

"After things started to happen here, my choice of material was extremely limited. It was a weird situation."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

25

"I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing."

"I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing."

Chris Robinson, American Musician

25

"His last 2 shows in the U.S. were in Chicago and St. Louis. I don't know what made me go on the trip with him, but I'm so very glad I did. They were two of the finest concerts I've ever seen."

"His last 2 shows in the U.S. were in Chicago and St. Louis. I don't know what made me go on the trip with him, but I'm so very glad I did. They were two of the finest concerts I've ever seen."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

25

"Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left."

"Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left."

Johnny Rotten, English Musician

25

"Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody."

"Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody."

Trent Reznor, American Musician

Life, Goals, Selling, Being

25

"I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes."

"I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes."

Buddy Rich, American Musician

25

"Thought the sun is gone, I have a light."

"Thought the sun is gone, I have a light."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

Thought, Light, Sun

25

"Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now."

"Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

Beginning, Crowds, Difference, Now

25

"Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me."

"Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

Mother, Achievement

25

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