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"If you disagree with me, fine! Because that's the great thing about America, we can disagree!"

"If you disagree with me, fine! Because that's the great thing about America, we can disagree!"

Michael Stipe, American Musician

19

"I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head."

"I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head."

John Fahey, American Musician

Music, Guitar, Listening, Trying

19

"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

19

"A voice expressing emotion in a musical way moves on. It's like the finale of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - the world turns in on itself, as a universe unto itself, in the shape of one human being."

"A voice expressing emotion in a musical way moves on. It's like the finale of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - the world turns in on itself, as a universe unto itself, in the shape of one human being."

Dwight Yoakam, American Musician

Being, Emotion, Space, Universe

19

"You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity."

"You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity."

Elvis Costello, British Musician

19

"I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least."

"I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

19

"I need drama in my life to keep making music."

"I need drama in my life to keep making music."

Eminem, American Musician

Life, Music, Drama

19

"I admit I was drinking a Guinness... but I did not swallow."

"I admit I was drinking a Guinness... but I did not swallow."

Kinky Friedman, American Musician

Drink, Drinking

19

"I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like."

"I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like."

Lara St. John, Canadian Musician

19

"Nothing is ever a barometer. Nothing is ever for sure except that this band has been around forever."

"Nothing is ever a barometer. Nothing is ever for sure except that this band has been around forever."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

19

"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

19

"I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby."

"I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby."

Celine Dion, Canadian Musician

19

"I am interested in the study of music and the discipline of music and the experience of music and music as a esoteric mechanism to continue my real intentions."

"I am interested in the study of music and the discipline of music and the experience of music and music as a esoteric mechanism to continue my real intentions."

Anthony Braxton, American Musician

Experience, Music, Discipline, Intentions

19

"I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard."

"I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

19

"I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that."

"I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the songs from the first album, I got kind of tired of that."

Duncan Sheik, American Musician

Romantic, Romance, First, Road, Singing

19

"When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas."

"When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas."

Chris Brown, American Musician

19

"Be on your toes tonight - or I'll be on yours tomorrow."

"Be on your toes tonight - or I'll be on yours tomorrow."

Fred Waring, American Musician

19

"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

19

"My mom is definitely my rock."

"My mom is definitely my rock."

Alicia Keys, American Musician

19

"Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, but when you return, it's the same old place."

"Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, but when you return, it's the same old place."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

May, Old, Space

19

"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it."

"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it."

Paul McCartney, English Musician

19

"You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important."

"You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important."

Victoria Beckham, English Musician

19

"The public has been sold a bill of goods about the free market being a panacea for mankind."

"The public has been sold a bill of goods about the free market being a panacea for mankind."

Tom Scholz, American Musician

Being, Mankind, Public

19

"There's no hypocrisy in Hell's Kitchen."

"There's no hypocrisy in Hell's Kitchen."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

Hell, Hypocrisy, Kitchen

19

"The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn't carried on - I don't know if I would have ever gone back in."

"The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn't carried on - I don't know if I would have ever gone back in."

Cilla Black, British Musician

19

"I've always loved jazz."

"I've always loved jazz."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

19

"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

19

"I don't really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us."

"I don't really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us."

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

19

"I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while."

"I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while."

Mick Taylor, English Musician

Home, Chance, Guitar, Play

19

"People realize that Salieri is not the man we saw in the Amadeus movie. That man had no talent. It was a great movie, but the Salieri character was a big fiction."

"People realize that Salieri is not the man we saw in the Amadeus movie. That man had no talent. It was a great movie, but the Salieri character was a big fiction."

Cecilia Bartoli, Italian Musician

Talent, People, Character, Fiction

19

"Someone recommended that I read the Bible, and it was then I discovered that I knew nothing about it."

"Someone recommended that I read the Bible, and it was then I discovered that I knew nothing about it."

Cliff Richard, English Musician

19

"When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up."

"When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up."

Matt Cameron, American Musician

19

"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed."

"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed."

Eminem, American Musician

Life, Truth, Nothing, Tomorrow

19

"I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results."

"I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results."

Martha Reeves, American Musician

Miracles, Prayer, Quick, Results

19

"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

19

"If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric."

"If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric."

Adam Jones, American Musician

19

"Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it."

"Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it."

Steve Lacy, American Musician

Experts, Jazz, Wine

19

"I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try."

"I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

19

"I'm just honored that people still like us and people are still nice to me."

"I'm just honored that people still like us and people are still nice to me."

Johnny Ramone, American Musician

19

"It's very validating when you are new in the industry to get awards. It boosts your self-esteem."

"It's very validating when you are new in the industry to get awards. It boosts your self-esteem."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

19

"Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late."

"Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late."

Kevin Richardson, American Musician

19

"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

19

"Life has become serious for me, although I do like to party every now and then."

"Life has become serious for me, although I do like to party every now and then."

Lita Ford, American Musician

Life, Now, Party

19

"I've had Range Rovers for a few years actually."

"I've had Range Rovers for a few years actually."

Mick Ralphs, English Musician

19

"After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather."

"After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather."

George Harrison, British Musician

19

"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?"

"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?"

Pablo Casals, Spanish Musician

19

"The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff."

"The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff."

Britney Spears, American Musician

Travel, Being, Canada, Famous

19

"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

19

"I remember, especially like when I was in high school, going to see like Dawn of the Dead and it was like mayhem in the theater and you could barely even watch the movie. It was so fun."

"I remember, especially like when I was in high school, going to see like Dawn of the Dead and it was like mayhem in the theater and you could barely even watch the movie. It was so fun."

Rob Zombie, American Musician

Dawn, Fun, School, Theater

19

"I came to join the Experience by going for an audition for Eric Burdon who was just forming the New Animals at that point, after the original Animals had broken up."

"I came to join the Experience by going for an audition for Eric Burdon who was just forming the New Animals at that point, after the original Animals had broken up."

Noel Redding, English Musician

Experience, Animals

19

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