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"The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something."

"The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something."

Gene Simmons, American Musician

Colors, Makeup, Personality

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"After a couple years of occasional lessons with Pass I moved to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory."

"After a couple years of occasional lessons with Pass I moved to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory."

Mark White, American Musician

Boston, England, Years

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"But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying."

"But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying."

Abbey Lincoln, American Musician

Saying, Trying, Want

64

"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

64

"In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study."

"In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study."

Alma Gluck, American Musician

64

"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris."

"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris."

Patti Smith, American Musician

64

"The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument."

"The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument."

Herb Alpert, American Musician

64

"I wasn't driving down the wrong side of the street, smoking marijuana, waving my gun out the window."

"I wasn't driving down the wrong side of the street, smoking marijuana, waving my gun out the window."

Coolio, American Musician

Driving, Smoking, Wrong

64

"I never really did any disco dancing."

"I never really did any disco dancing."

Barry Gibb, English Musician

64

"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

64

"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

64

"Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist."

"Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

64

"It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life."

"It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life."

Cher, American Musician

Life, End, Man, Order

64

"I think most of the people, once you see a Kiss show, you kinda get spoiled because I don't think there's anybody out there that's doing a bigger or a better show than us."

"I think most of the people, once you see a Kiss show, you kinda get spoiled because I don't think there's anybody out there that's doing a bigger or a better show than us."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

64

"I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play."

"I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play."

Eugene Ormandy, American Musician

64

"Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride."

"Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride."

Gary Allan, American Musician

64

"I don't know of too many double Christmas albums, so it is something that's new, and hopefully will be fun, and there's plenty of stuff out there to cut."

"I don't know of too many double Christmas albums, so it is something that's new, and hopefully will be fun, and there's plenty of stuff out there to cut."

Garth Brooks, American Musician

Christmas, Fun, Will

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"The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a creation."

"The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a creation."

Billy Higgins, American Musician

God, Creation, First, Jazz

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"You struggle with your demons and you conquer them."

"You struggle with your demons and you conquer them."

Kinky Friedman, American Musician

64

"I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right."

"I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

Leader, Artist, Leaders, Right

64

"In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond."

"In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond."

Victoria Beckham, English Musician

64

"A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts."

"A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

Business, Electricity, Favorite

64

"You have to remember, I didn't want this life."

"You have to remember, I didn't want this life."

Robert Goulet, American Musician

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"When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this."

"When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this."

Holly Near, American Musician

Opportunity, Mistakes

64

"Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs. It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs."

"Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs. It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

Music, Time, Drugs

64

"What can I tell you? I continue to be creative, but have only been commercially successful outside of the U.S."

"What can I tell you? I continue to be creative, but have only been commercially successful outside of the U.S."

Holly Johnson, English Musician

Success, Successful

64

"Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend."

"Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend."

Phil Ochs, American Musician

Girlfriend, America, Losing

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"I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!"

"I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!"

Elaine Paige, English Musician

Applause, Community, First, Theatre

64

"We never worry about the big things, just the small things."

"We never worry about the big things, just the small things."

Travis Barker, American Musician

64

"When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band."

"When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Disappointment, Musicians

64

"I don't like painting flowers in my music. I like painting guts and pain."

"I don't like painting flowers in my music. I like painting guts and pain."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Music, Flowers, Pain, Painting

64

"Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground."

"Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

People, Brothers, Feet, Meetings

64

"Music is there to enrich your life and make you aware of things in a slightly different way."

"Music is there to enrich your life and make you aware of things in a slightly different way."

Andrew Eldritch, English Musician

64

"We were interested in this notion of compression- a lot of the songs were really short so that you'd absorb them in memory rather than when you're actually hearing them."

"We were interested in this notion of compression- a lot of the songs were really short so that you'd absorb them in memory rather than when you're actually hearing them."

Arto Lindsay, American Musician

Hearing, Memory, Songs

64

"A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest."

"A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest."

Paul Simon, American Musician

64

"About two months ago I finished a gospel tour."

"About two months ago I finished a gospel tour."

Cliff Richard, English Musician

64

"Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything."

"Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything."

Chris Martin, American Musician

Country, Countries, Trade, Will

64

"There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection."

"There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection."

Agnetha Faltskog, Swedish Musician

Danger, Perfection

64

"All rock musicians are deaf... Or insensitive to mellow sounds."

"All rock musicians are deaf... Or insensitive to mellow sounds."

Marc Bolan, British Musician

64

"I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out."

"I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

Affection, Tenderness, Want

64

"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

64

"The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex."

"The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

64

"The type of mixing that was out then was blending from one record to the next or waiting for the record to go off and wait for the jock to put the needle back on."

"The type of mixing that was out then was blending from one record to the next or waiting for the record to go off and wait for the jock to put the needle back on."

Grandmaster Flash, American Musician

64

"Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have to know these styles."

"Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have to know these styles."

Ruggiero Ricci, American Musician

64

"I don't think I can tell any stories about how I lived in a van in Alaska. I grew up in the suburbs, I even had my own room. We weren't poor. Everything was very normal."

"I don't think I can tell any stories about how I lived in a van in Alaska. I grew up in the suburbs, I even had my own room. We weren't poor. Everything was very normal."

Lisa Loeb, American Musician

64

"George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement."

"George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement."

Paul McCartney, English Musician

64

"I don't quite know what a record is anymore. I don't quite know how to describe it. Don't know how to define it yet, so I'm just letting it gestate, and grow and see if maybe I'll get a better sense of what a record is."

"I don't quite know what a record is anymore. I don't quite know how to describe it. Don't know how to define it yet, so I'm just letting it gestate, and grow and see if maybe I'll get a better sense of what a record is."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

64

"I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it."

"I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it."

Kristin Hersh, American Musician

Beginning, Sexism, Years

64

"For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity."

"For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity."

Chad Hugo, American Musician

Opportunity, Trying

64

"What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don't listen to me, don't listen to James, don't listen to anybody, look within yourself for the answers."

"What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don't listen to me, don't listen to James, don't listen to anybody, look within yourself for the answers."

Lars Ulrich, Danish Musician

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