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"Your insecurities are what make you different and what make you who you are."

"Your insecurities are what make you different and what make you who you are."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

Self-Acceptance, Insecurities, Difference

62

"The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words."

"The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

62

"The harder the battle the sweet of jah victory."

"The harder the battle the sweet of jah victory."

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

Victory, Battle

62

"I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can't spell."

"I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can't spell."

Jessye Norman, American Musician

Affliction, Word

62

"I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart of rock music."

"I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart of rock music."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

Music, Father, Talking, Trying

62

"I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the Catholic Church - and one of the most liberal and forward thinking."

"I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the Catholic Church - and one of the most liberal and forward thinking."

Paul Kantner, American Musician

Christian, Church, Brothers, Liberal

62

"Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends."

"Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

62

"Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of abandon when the music existed around him."

"Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of abandon when the music existed around him."

Ray Manzarek, American Musician

Music, Security, Sense

62

"I do like my wine."

"I do like my wine."

Christine McVie, American Musician

62

"Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed."

"Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed."

Courtney Love, American Musician

Being, Famous, School

62

"I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement."

"I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement."

Ani DiFranco, American Musician

Improvement, Needs, Woman

62

"All audiences should be slightly off balance."

"All audiences should be slightly off balance."

Richard Thompson, British Musician

Audience, Audiences, Balance

62

"What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the recording. I hire those musicians who I know will play something creative and interesting."

"What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the recording. I hire those musicians who I know will play something creative and interesting."

Herbie Mann, American Musician

Musicians, Play, Want, Will

62

"Coldplay fans are the best in the world. If you like Coldplay then you're obviously very intelligent and good looking and all-around brilliant."

"Coldplay fans are the best in the world. If you like Coldplay then you're obviously very intelligent and good looking and all-around brilliant."

Chris Martin, American Musician

62

"I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes."

"I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes."

Maynard James Keenan, American Musician

Behavior, Nation

62

"With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart."

"With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart."

Joe Strummer, English Musician

62

"There's a certain logic to systems, and that logic is fairly self-evident. It's very straightforward, usually. It might take a little research, it might take a little bit of industry to prize it out, but it's there to be seen."

"There's a certain logic to systems, and that logic is fairly self-evident. It's very straightforward, usually. It might take a little research, it might take a little bit of industry to prize it out, but it's there to be seen."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

Logic, Research, Self

62

"When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do."

"When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do."

Whitney Houston, American Musician

61

"To me, there is spirit in a reed. It's a living thing, a weed, really, and it does contain spirit of a sort. It's really an ancient vibration."

"To me, there is spirit in a reed. It's a living thing, a weed, really, and it does contain spirit of a sort. It's really an ancient vibration."

Steve Lacy, American Musician

61

"We're making this huge changeover from underground to more mainstream audiences. I don't know if we could ever repeat this type of feeling. We're really excited."

"We're making this huge changeover from underground to more mainstream audiences. I don't know if we could ever repeat this type of feeling. We're really excited."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

Audience, Audiences, Feeling

61

"We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on videotape. We are only the custodians of those techniques, and they should be preserved."

"We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on videotape. We are only the custodians of those techniques, and they should be preserved."

Jim Dale, British Musician

Museums, Old, Talk, Theatre

61

"That's why I called my record Devil Without a Cause - I'm a white boy who's so sick of hearing that white kids are going to steal rap."

"That's why I called my record Devil Without a Cause - I'm a white boy who's so sick of hearing that white kids are going to steal rap."

Kid Rock, American Musician

Cause, Devil, Hearing, Kids

61

"I dress to kill, but tastefully."

"I dress to kill, but tastefully."

Freddie Mercury, British Musician

61

"My grandparents knew it was important that I understood Christianity and the Bible. But they never took me to church; they sent me to church."

"My grandparents knew it was important that I understood Christianity and the Bible. But they never took me to church; they sent me to church."

Lee Greenwood, American Musician

Christianity, Church, Bible, Grandparents

61

"The work I've done, I'm really feeling the effects of it."

"The work I've done, I'm really feeling the effects of it."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

61

"Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyone. I would say Elvis was really someone special when you add it all up."

"Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyone. I would say Elvis was really someone special when you add it all up."

Bobby Vinton, American Musician

61

"I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing."

"I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing."

Billy Sheehan, American Musician

Musicians, Rules, Style

61

"We're charging what we're worth and we don't think we're worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam."

"We're charging what we're worth and we don't think we're worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam."

Tre Cool, American Musician

61

"People do not retire. They are retired by others."

"People do not retire. They are retired by others."

Duke Ellington, American Musician

61

"It's hard for me to just practice without writing something."

"It's hard for me to just practice without writing something."

Geddy Lee, Canadian Musician

Practice, Writing

61

"I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it."

"I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it."

Pete Seeger, American Musician

Life, Questions, Want

61

"And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan."

"And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan."

David Bowie, English Musician

Father, Dad, Thought, Play

61

"I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him."

"I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him."

Etta James, American Musician

Artist, Care, Favorite

61

"I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe."

"I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe."

Enya, Irish Musician

61

"Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before."

"Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before."

Kylie Minogue, Australian Musician

People, Cancer, End, Feeling

61

"It makes us feel better that everyone out there is thinking of Maurice."

"It makes us feel better that everyone out there is thinking of Maurice."

Robin Gibb, English Musician

61

"I love to work with young kids."

"I love to work with young kids."

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician

Love, Work, Kids

61

"I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I won't work in another country for a year any longer, because I have a lovely wife and I adore her and I can't bear to be away from her."

"I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I won't work in another country for a year any longer, because I have a lovely wife and I adore her and I can't bear to be away from her."

Jim Dale, British Musician

Travel, Work, Wife, Company

61

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

61

"I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play."

"I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

Care, Listening, Play

61

"Jeff Bodine was saying that when he gets depressed, that he cleans house."

"Jeff Bodine was saying that when he gets depressed, that he cleans house."

Tanya Tucker, American Musician

61

"There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in."

"There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in."

Brian May, English Musician

61

"When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award."

"When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

61

"My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't."

"My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't."

Beverly Sills, American Musician

Bed, Career, Dignity, Quiet

61

"Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist."

"Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist."

Ben E. King, American Musician

Artist, Kids, Name, Song

61

"I have been to hell and back. I had a very, very bad nervous breakdown."

"I have been to hell and back. I had a very, very bad nervous breakdown."

Andy Gibb, Australian Musician

61

"We've always been a bit out of touch with reality."

"We've always been a bit out of touch with reality."

Jarvis Cocker, English Musician

61

"Over the years, I've worked with just about everybody."

"Over the years, I've worked with just about everybody."

Joe Cocker, English Musician

61

"Now, DVD can represent more income than the box office-and typically does."

"Now, DVD can represent more income than the box office-and typically does."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

Income, Now, Office

61

"But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance."

"But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

Control, Balance

61

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