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"I always try to give my songs as gifts."

"I always try to give my songs as gifts."

Dan Fogelberg, American Musician

Gift, Gifts, Songs

64

"Hippies are so phoney and fake."

"Hippies are so phoney and fake."

George Harrison, British Musician

64

"When I came back to it, we amicably separated from Warner Bros. I just picked up where I left off, trying to write the rest of this record. It took awhile to get out."

"When I came back to it, we amicably separated from Warner Bros. I just picked up where I left off, trying to write the rest of this record. It took awhile to get out."

Joan Jett, American Musician

64

"One doesn't need to be taught fear when one is the hunted."

"One doesn't need to be taught fear when one is the hunted."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Survival, Fear, Danger, Instinct

64

"I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees."

"I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

Life, Country, Trees

64

"I am not a tree-hugger and I don't think mine is an extreme point of view."

"I am not a tree-hugger and I don't think mine is an extreme point of view."

Kevin Richardson, American Musician

64

"It's something that - jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don't care where you're from, what you are, what background you come from - there's something there for you."

"It's something that - jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don't care where you're from, what you are, what background you come from - there's something there for you."

Billy Higgins, American Musician

64

"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."

"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

64

"Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?"

"Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?"

Paula Abdul, American Musician

64

"I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better."

"I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better."

Bessie Smith, American Musician

64

"Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them."

"Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them."

Clay Aiken, American Musician

64

"I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk."

"I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk."

John Fahey, American Musician

Folk, Teachers, Trying

64

"I think if you play music and you join a scene you're already too late."

"I think if you play music and you join a scene you're already too late."

Joshua Homme, American Musician

64

"I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it."

"I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it."

Wynton Marsalis, American Musician

64

"I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet."

"I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet."

Count Basie, American Musician

Feet, Listening

64

"You know what I'm doing starting 1st November? Jesus Christ Superstar."

"You know what I'm doing starting 1st November? Jesus Christ Superstar."

Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician

64

"Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself."

"Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself."

Jewel Kilcher, American Musician

Goal, First, Writing

64

"I was in high school, trying to get out of high school. The only thing slowing me up was grades."

"I was in high school, trying to get out of high school. The only thing slowing me up was grades."

Levon Helm, American Musician

64

"There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... so I don't write a million songs."

"There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... so I don't write a million songs."

Christine McVie, American Musician

Books, Song, Songs

64

"I'm easy driving, But I'm not a person who loves living pleasantly above all else. I'm not that way at all. I might think I'm that, but I'm not really that."

"I'm easy driving, But I'm not a person who loves living pleasantly above all else. I'm not that way at all. I might think I'm that, but I'm not really that."

Ray Davies, English Musician

Driving, Living

64

"Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost interest in playing drums."

"Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost interest in playing drums."

Rick Allen, American Musician

Accident, Interest, Irony, Pretty

64

"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

64

"I've never tried to emulate anyone. I've never idolized people, I prefer instead to get off on attitudes."

"I've never tried to emulate anyone. I've never idolized people, I prefer instead to get off on attitudes."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

64

"If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food."

"If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food."

Kanye West, American Musician

64

"The road had the lonely times, but I kept myself busy."

"The road had the lonely times, but I kept myself busy."

Buck Owens, American Musician

Loneliness, Lonely, Road

64

"I did extensive, extensive recordings and made a classical CD-ROM set, which is still on the market. For ten years, it was by itself as the cream of the crop of samples."

"I did extensive, extensive recordings and made a classical CD-ROM set, which is still on the market. For ten years, it was by itself as the cream of the crop of samples."

Miroslav Vitous, Czechoslovakian Musician

64

"With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what I have done. A legacy is something no one can forsee."

"With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what I have done. A legacy is something no one can forsee."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

Thought, People, Modesty

64

"Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they're doing is right."

"Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they're doing is right."

Cher, American Musician

People, Hate, Right, World

64

"I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until around that time."

"I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until around that time."

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Musician

Music, Poetry, Time, Thought

64

"He just had a very unique way of expressing himself physically with his kids."

"He just had a very unique way of expressing himself physically with his kids."

Dennis Wilson, American Musician

64

"Isn't that just typical. You're either asking for it, or having it forced upon you without your consent. Who decided women always have to be passive in sex?"

"Isn't that just typical. You're either asking for it, or having it forced upon you without your consent. Who decided women always have to be passive in sex?"

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Gender, Sex, Consent, Passivity, Women

64

"The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming."

"The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming."

Al Stewart, Scottish Musician

Dawn, Evening, Voice

64

"The artist I wanna be like is Michael Jackson. I'll get the house with the roller coaster and the rides and a disco, and I'll invite all my friends and just stay at home."

"The artist I wanna be like is Michael Jackson. I'll get the house with the roller coaster and the rides and a disco, and I'll invite all my friends and just stay at home."

Lil' Kim, American Musician

Home, Artist, Friends

64

"My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest."

"My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest."

Layne Staley, American Musician

Girlfriend, Bed

64

"I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers."

"I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers."

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

Business, Workers

64

"My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

"My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

Beverly Sills, American Musician

Anger, Life, God, Brothers

64

"We're so concerned with the idea of what we ought to be that we fail to take into account the things that make us who we really are."

"We're so concerned with the idea of what we ought to be that we fail to take into account the things that make us who we really are."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Self, Identity, Authenticity, Perception

64

"The bottom line is the Kiss Army is growing by leaps and bounds."

"The bottom line is the Kiss Army is growing by leaps and bounds."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

64

"I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City."

"I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

64

"Fashion goes round in circles."

"Fashion goes round in circles."

Siobhan Fahey, British Musician

64

"But when you hear the complete album, it gets dark, really straight-up rock, with some really intimate moments with just me and the piano. It's not completely me because there are parts of me that aren't on that song, that are on the album."

"But when you hear the complete album, it gets dark, really straight-up rock, with some really intimate moments with just me and the piano. It's not completely me because there are parts of me that aren't on that song, that are on the album."

Vanessa Carlton, American Musician

Moment, Moments, Song

64

"Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me."

"Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

64

"I don't talk about my personal life so they [the media] had to make one up for me."

"I don't talk about my personal life so they [the media] had to make one up for me."

Taylor Swift, American Musician

Personal, Privacy, Media, Identity, Boundaries

64

"When that second airplane hit the building, we all changed. We need to get back to some serious thinking."

"When that second airplane hit the building, we all changed. We need to get back to some serious thinking."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

Building, Thinking

64

"I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places."

"I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

Forget, Words, Wrong

64

"I'm not going to hurt anybody other than that dick who keeps writing songs about me."

"I'm not going to hurt anybody other than that dick who keeps writing songs about me."

Courtney Love, American Musician

Hurt, Songs, Writing

63

"You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones."

"You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones."

Keith Richards, English Musician

63

"I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It was being up there playing."

"I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It was being up there playing."

Charlie Watts, British Musician

Love, Being, Play

63

"Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends."

"Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends."

Maria Callas, American Musician

63

"I got up one Christmas morning and we didn't have nothing to eat. We didn't have an apple, we didn't have an orange, we didn't have a cake, we didn't have nothing."

"I got up one Christmas morning and we didn't have nothing to eat. We didn't have an apple, we didn't have an orange, we didn't have a cake, we didn't have nothing."

Muddy Waters, American Musician

Christmas, Nothing

63

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