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Quotes by Musician

"I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked."

"I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked."

Obie Trice, American Musician

Cats, Old, School, Style

25

"It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from."

"It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from."

Natalie Imbruglia, Australian Musician

25

"Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great."

"Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great."

Cher, American Musician

Possibility, Being

25

"I'm such a blonde. It just doesn't make sense for me to have dark hair."

"I'm such a blonde. It just doesn't make sense for me to have dark hair."

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

25

"I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway."

"I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway."

Robert Smith, English Musician

Cure, First, Worry

25

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."

Neil Peart, Canadian Musician

24

"If I told you the tragedy parts, we'd all sit here and cry."

"If I told you the tragedy parts, we'd all sit here and cry."

John Phillips, American Musician

24

"We never really wanted to play in California."

"We never really wanted to play in California."

Santiago Durango, American Musician

24

"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."

"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."

Ray Charles, American Musician

24

"I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks."

"I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

Love, Life, EnglFirst

24

"Aggressive, tough and defiant may describe me, but that leaves the impression I'm mean and I'm not. People expect me to have fangs."

"Aggressive, tough and defiant may describe me, but that leaves the impression I'm mean and I'm not. People expect me to have fangs."

Joan Jett, American Musician

People, Impression, May

24

"The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth."

"The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

24

"I'm just worried that there's enough beer on the bus. That's the top priority at all times."

"I'm just worried that there's enough beer on the bus. That's the top priority at all times."

Zakk Wylde, American Musician

24

"I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way."

"I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

Work, Listening

24

"Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway."

"Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway."

Emanuel Ax, Ukrainian Musician

24

"I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me."

"I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me."

Joey Ramone, American Musician

Life, Idea, Being, Nothing

24

"I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play music."

"I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play music."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

Music, Time, Play

24

"Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, as a whole, I think I'm a good person."

"Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, as a whole, I think I'm a good person."

Ike Turner, American Musician

People, Injustice, Man, Words

24

"A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man."

"A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man."

Isaac Stern, Russian Musician

Talent, Genius, Man

24

"If it's flipping hamburgers at McDonald's, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft."

"If it's flipping hamburgers at McDonald's, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft."

Snoop Dogg, American Musician

24

"Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party."

"Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party."

Jimmy Buffett, American Musician

Life, Thought, Party

24

"For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right."

"For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right."

Jerry Harrison, American Musician

24

"I think most people are aware of the garbage in the tabloids and don't give them a lot of credence."

"I think most people are aware of the garbage in the tabloids and don't give them a lot of credence."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

24

"Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am."

"Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am."

Tina Turner, American Musician

Strength, Woman

24

"I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart."

"I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart."

Brenda Lee, American Musician

24

"Surrender to the flow."

"Surrender to the flow."

Mike Gordon, American Musician

24

"I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures."

"I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures."

Christina Aguilera, American Musician

24

"I quit the tax job then and decided that I was going to play in a band. I answered ads in the Village Voice and went through two days of auditioning for bands."

"I quit the tax job then and decided that I was going to play in a band. I answered ads in the Village Voice and went through two days of auditioning for bands."

Robert Quine, American Musician

Tax, Job, Play, Voice

24

"I've never been into parties, premieres or night-clubbing."

"I've never been into parties, premieres or night-clubbing."

Barry Gibb, English Musician

24

"The Marshall is supposed to be 200 watts, but mine's never worked right; it peaks out at 80."

"The Marshall is supposed to be 200 watts, but mine's never worked right; it peaks out at 80."

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American Musician

24

"Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem."

"Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

Time, Drugs, Memory, Self

24

"I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them."

"I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

Men, Women, Truth

24

"I feel that my ear candy is a little different from the ear candy most people are receiving right now."

"I feel that my ear candy is a little different from the ear candy most people are receiving right now."

Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician

People, Now, Right

24

"You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody."

"You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody."

Dennis Brown, American Musician

Singing, Song, Will

24

"Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists."

"Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Jobs, Pretty, Songs

24

"I believe I am the highest power, absolutely."

"I believe I am the highest power, absolutely."

GG Allin, American Musician

24

"A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief."

"A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief."

Cat Stevens, British Musician

24

"Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself."

"Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself."

Josh Groban, American Musician

24

"I have become a housewife and there is no better job."

"I have become a housewife and there is no better job."

Celine Dion, Canadian Musician

24

"I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet."

"I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet."

Bobby McFerrin, American Musician

Jazz, Living, Old, School

24

"I started playing guitar when I was in my late teens, and within two years I was starting to play shows."

"I started playing guitar when I was in my late teens, and within two years I was starting to play shows."

Buzz Osborne, American Musician

Guitar, Play, Years

24

"Storms make trees take deeper roots."

"Storms make trees take deeper roots."

Dolly Parton, American Musician

24

"There are criminals who are drug users, but most addicts are criminals only by virtue of prohibition or from resorting to crime to pay inflated black market prices."

"There are criminals who are drug users, but most addicts are criminals only by virtue of prohibition or from resorting to crime to pay inflated black market prices."

Danny Sugerman, American Musician

Virtue, Crime, Prohibition

24

"Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?"

"Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?"

Phil Ochs, American Musician

24

"Most of us are imprisoned by something. We're living in darkness until something flips on the switch."

"Most of us are imprisoned by something. We're living in darkness until something flips on the switch."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

Darkness, Living

24

"I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me."

"I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

24

"We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them."

"We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them."

Chico Hamilton, American Musician

Echo, Sound, Trying

24

"Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?"

"Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?"

Oscar Hammerstein II, American Musician

24

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."

Bernice Johnson Reagon, American Musician

24

"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."

"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."

Roger Miller, American Musician

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