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"Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that."

"Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that."

Waylon Jennings, American Musician

80

"When I was leaving I kind of felt a little bit sad, because I made some friends down in skid row."

"When I was leaving I kind of felt a little bit sad, because I made some friends down in skid row."

Pras Michel, Haitian Musician

Friendship, Friends

80

"If you're horrible to me, I'm going to write a song about it, and you won't like it. That's how I operate."

"If you're horrible to me, I'm going to write a song about it, and you won't like it. That's how I operate."

Taylor Swift, American Musician

Creativity, Expression, Revenge, Art

80

"The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment."

"The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment."

Ivor Novello, Welsh Musician

Enjoyment, Entertainment, Spirit

79

"In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself."

"In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself."

Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese Musician

Music, Beginning

79

"I am affected by what is around. I don't think many people would admit that."

"I am affected by what is around. I don't think many people would admit that."

Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese Musician

79

"Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music."

"Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

79

"The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."

"The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."

Margaret Young, American Musician

First, Order, Want

79

"Writing music is just something that I was born to do."

"Writing music is just something that I was born to do."

Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician

79

"There's nothing I'm doing these days that I ever thought I was gonna do."

"There's nothing I'm doing these days that I ever thought I was gonna do."

Meg White, American Musician

Thought, Nothing

79

"Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like."

"Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like."

Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician

Music, Romantic

79

"I would like to teach music. It's weird the way they teach music in schools like Julliard these days."

"I would like to teach music. It's weird the way they teach music in schools like Julliard these days."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

79

"When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time."

"When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time."

Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician

79

"The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it."

"The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it."

Ikue Mori, Japanese Musician

78

"Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all."

"Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all."

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

Ambition, Mankind

78

"I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life."

"I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

78

"My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles."

"My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles."

Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese Musician

Population, Project, Writing

78

"I think paranormal experiences are very personal, again, if they are that. Yes, sometimes I've felt that some things I would personally believe enough for me to take action on it... like, you know, I felt something happen in a hotel once that made me never stay there again."

"I think paranormal experiences are very personal, again, if they are that. Yes, sometimes I've felt that some things I would personally believe enough for me to take action on it... like, you know, I felt something happen in a hotel once that made me never stay there again."

Andrea Corr, Irish Musician

78

"We've never been a religious band, but the media wants us to be."

"We've never been a religious band, but the media wants us to be."

Amy Lee, American Musician

Media, Religious

78

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may be for us and it may not."

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may be for us and it may not."

Della Reese, American Musician

May, Tomorrow, Yesterday

78

"One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion."

"One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion."

Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician

Dance, Dancing, Song, Tribute

78

"The world is in motion, as it seems."

"The world is in motion, as it seems."

Utada Hikaru, Japanese Musician

77

"When you here a conjunto and you hear another conjunto, you think it's like a continuation of the first. It's all the same, same, same. There's no variety, just the same music."

"When you here a conjunto and you hear another conjunto, you think it's like a continuation of the first. It's all the same, same, same. There's no variety, just the same music."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

Music, First, Variety

77

"When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?"

"When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?"

Marilyn Manson, American Musician

Love, Enemies, Value

77

"And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez."

"And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez."

Ruben Blades, Panamanian Musician

77

"People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend."

"People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend."

Jim Morrison, American Musician

Death, Life, People, Fear

77

"There's always something about the Tonight Show that makes me a little bit anxious, nervous, excited. But it's good. It's good. It's been real good for me. It always has helped my career and Jay and all the people here have always been great."

"There's always something about the Tonight Show that makes me a little bit anxious, nervous, excited. But it's good. It's good. It's been real good for me. It always has helped my career and Jay and all the people here have always been great."

Jon Secada, Cuban Musician

76

"The roots of Cuban music are in my head."

"The roots of Cuban music are in my head."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

76

"For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced. That's what good pop music is all about, pop music that does reach out to people. It's very personalized and very real, honest and sincere."

"For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced. That's what good pop music is all about, pop music that does reach out to people. It's very personalized and very real, honest and sincere."

Jon Secada, Cuban Musician

Experience, Music, People

76

"Los Angeles is just a more open place. The way L.A. functions is that people give you a forum. They say, Show us what you can do."

"Los Angeles is just a more open place. The way L.A. functions is that people give you a forum. They say, Show us what you can do."

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish Musician

76

"I feel very strongly when there's no chance for me to find a key to a piece."

"I feel very strongly when there's no chance for me to find a key to a piece."

Jan Garbarek, Norwegian Musician

76

"I've been actually really very pleased to see how much awareness was raised around bullying, and how deeply it affects everyone. You know, you don't have to be the loser kid in high school to be bullied. Bullying and being picked on comes in so many different forms."

"I've been actually really very pleased to see how much awareness was raised around bullying, and how deeply it affects everyone. You know, you don't have to be the loser kid in high school to be bullied. Bullying and being picked on comes in so many different forms."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

Awareness, Being, School

76

"All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!"

"All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!"

Emanuel Ax, Ukrainian Musician

76

"It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening."

"It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening."

Eminem, American Musician

76

"I'm just passionately in love with my kids."

"I'm just passionately in love with my kids."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

76

"My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store."

"My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store."

Quincy Jones, American Musician

Family, Father, Policy, Boys

76

"I didn't want to do the whole, get the hottest person thing. I wanted to make sure every record felt right."

"I didn't want to do the whole, get the hottest person thing. I wanted to make sure every record felt right."

Pras Michel, Haitian Musician

76

"My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words."

"My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words."

Shakira, Colombian Musician

Artist, Artists, Care, Fact, Reflection

76

"I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person."

"I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person."

Justin Bieber, Canadian Musician

People, Character, College, Now

76

"I am still simple, just as if I were beginning."

"I am still simple, just as if I were beginning."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

75

"US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan."

"US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan."

Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian Musician

Muslim, Want, Will, World

75

"Emotions are the fuel to really move you along - that's the only way you can create music. If you don't feel any emotions, it's not going to happen."

"Emotions are the fuel to really move you along - that's the only way you can create music. If you don't feel any emotions, it's not going to happen."

Jan Hammer, Czech Musician

Music, Emotions

75

"Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid."

"Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid."

Joey Santiago, Filipino Musician

Time, Mystery, Theory

75

"I need them, need them to give me a kick up the arse. Otherwise I'd just be sat-in getting fat, counting me money. It's good people living on your doorstep and looking through your bins. Gives you energy."

"I need them, need them to give me a kick up the arse. Otherwise I'd just be sat-in getting fat, counting me money. It's good people living on your doorstep and looking through your bins. Gives you energy."

Liam Gallagher, British Musician

Money, People, Energy, Living

75

"So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours."

"So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours."

Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician

75

"The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them."

"The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

75

"So you see, movies are really another dimension."

"So you see, movies are really another dimension."

Cecilia Bartoli, Italian Musician

74

"It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition."

"It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition."

Bono, Irish Musician

74

"There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying."

"There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying."

Colin Hay, Australian Musician

Soul, Character, Building

74

"It's a non-stop invention, this game of life, and as soon as you think you've got it, you lose it."

"It's a non-stop invention, this game of life, and as soon as you think you've got it, you lose it."

Tim Finn, New Zealander Musician

Life, Invention

74

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