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"All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic."

"All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

62

"I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs."

"I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs."

Billy Sherwood, American Musician

Music, Songs, Writing

62

"I have no skanky guys in my band nor on my bus. If they are they get the boot real quick."

"I have no skanky guys in my band nor on my bus. If they are they get the boot real quick."

Lita Ford, American Musician

62

"It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching."

"It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching."

Gary Burton, American Musician

Artist, Guitar, Musicians, Saying

62

"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet."

"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet."

Keith Richards, English Musician

Authority, Feet

62

"If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine."

"If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine."

Robert Goulet, American Musician

62

"Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off."

"Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

Error, First, Years

62

"Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer."

"Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

62

"I think that a man should be caring."

"I think that a man should be caring."

Little Richard, American Musician

62

"Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

"Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

Tom Lehrer, American Musician

62

"I feel like I'm just learning how to play the guitar. I mean, really learning to play the guitar."

"I feel like I'm just learning how to play the guitar. I mean, really learning to play the guitar."

Stephen Stills, American Musician

Guitar, Learning, Play

62

"Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days."

"Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days."

James Brown, American Musician

Heart, Giving, Mind

62

"People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits."

"People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits."

Rick Wakeman, British Musician

62

"My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing."

"My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing."

Gwen Stefani, American Musician

Family, Husband, Now, Priorities

62

"I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me."

"I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

62

"Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid."

"Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid."

Lionel Hampton, American Musician

Feelings, Feeling, Now

62

"I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician."

"I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician."

Cassandra Wilson, American Musician

Church, School, Singing

62

"I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold."

"I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold."

Alison Moyet, British Musician

England, Gold, Now

62

"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."

"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."

Holly Near, American Musician

Force, Mistakes

62

"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong."

"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong."

John Lennon, English Musician

God, People, Man, Old

62

"To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently."

"To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently."

Suzanne Vega, American Musician

Thought, Rights, Human rights

62

"Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah."

"Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah."

Cat Stevens, British Musician

62

"They're there because, for some reason, they have the notion that they're supposed to be there."

"They're there because, for some reason, they have the notion that they're supposed to be there."

Santiago Durango, American Musician

62

"I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons."

"I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons."

Tommy Shaw, American Musician

62

"The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings."

"The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Business, Music, Money, Feelings

62

"I feel at home in an orchestral score."

"I feel at home in an orchestral score."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

62

"How do you measure your value?"

"How do you measure your value?"

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

62

"Sarcasm is a Manchester trait."

"Sarcasm is a Manchester trait."

Peter Hook, English Musician

62

"My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums."

"My first album is like a terrible John Hammond album, with drums."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

62

"Our fans make the band. What they give we give right back. They're an integral part of us. They ARE us."

"Our fans make the band. What they give we give right back. They're an integral part of us. They ARE us."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

62

"But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music."

"But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

62

"What once was had, forever lost; thy fate is destined, thy love star-crossed."

"What once was had, forever lost; thy fate is destined, thy love star-crossed."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Tragedy, Fate, Loss, Destiny, Love

62

"The atmosphere defines the environment of sound."

"The atmosphere defines the environment of sound."

Bill Laswell, American Musician

Environment, Sound

62

"We want to get this good music to as many people as possible because I think it heals, it soothes, I think music is incredibly important, especially in today's chaos."

"We want to get this good music to as many people as possible because I think it heals, it soothes, I think music is incredibly important, especially in today's chaos."

Graham Nash, British Musician

Music, People, Chaos, Today

62

"I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man."

"I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

62

"My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until recently, but I told him that if I ever did a record I wanted him to play on it."

"My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until recently, but I told him that if I ever did a record I wanted him to play on it."

Jimmy Chamberlin, American Musician

Love, Success, Brother, Bitterness

62

"You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan."

"You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan."

Burton Cummings, Canadian Musician

62

"My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind."

"My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind."

Kristin Hersh, American Musician

62

"But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I'm going to do."

"But I do have an idea in my head before I go in about what I'm going to do."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

62

"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail."

"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail."

Kinky Friedman, American Musician

62

"I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest."

"I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest."

Robert Wyatt, English Musician

Cloud, Clouds, Nostalgia

62

"This administration affects the everyday life of the common person."

"This administration affects the everyday life of the common person."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

62

"You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect."

"You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect."

Jimmy Chamberlin, American Musician

62

"Bill Evans is a real serious jazz pianist who, in my book, crossed over boundaries in terms of color. He used the piano as his canvas."

"Bill Evans is a real serious jazz pianist who, in my book, crossed over boundaries in terms of color. He used the piano as his canvas."

Roberta Flack, American Musician

62

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new."

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Birthday, Chance

62

"You use everything. You use tragedy you use everything."

"You use everything. You use tragedy you use everything."

Shannon Hoon, American Musician

62

"No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side."

"No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side."

Jascha Heifetz, American Musician

People, Argument

62

"I have a deep rooted folk sensibility that I can't get away from completely."

"I have a deep rooted folk sensibility that I can't get away from completely."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

Deep, Folk, Sensibility

62

"I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked."

"I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked."

Eminem, American Musician

Mom, Schools, Welfare

62

"I always hated jazz guitar. I loved jazz saxophone but I hated jazz guitar. If I would buy an organ trio record I would make sure I'd buy one that did not have a guitar player on it. The sound was awful!"

"I always hated jazz guitar. I loved jazz saxophone but I hated jazz guitar. If I would buy an organ trio record I would make sure I'd buy one that did not have a guitar player on it. The sound was awful!"

Tom Verlaine, American Musician

Guitar, Jazz, Sound

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