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"I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play."

"I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play."

Lou Reed, American Musician

59

"Sometimes Queens' music is dark, but somehow it's ok to deliver it with a smile on your face because thing's are still going to kick in."

"Sometimes Queens' music is dark, but somehow it's ok to deliver it with a smile on your face because thing's are still going to kick in."

Joshua Homme, American Musician

59

"Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it."

"Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it."

Zakk Wylde, American Musician

Life, Work, Questions

59

"I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth."

"I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth."

Barry White, American Musician

Wisdom, Truth, Knowledge, Gifts

59

"What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that."

"What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Work, Society, Talent, Being

59

"Rock'n'roll saved my soul."

"Rock'n'roll saved my soul."

Thurston Moore, American Musician

59

"I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore."

"I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

59

"My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there's one that I don't mess with. Everybody's got one of those."

"My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there's one that I don't mess with. Everybody's got one of those."

Merle Haggard, American Musician

Wife, Friends, Years

59

"I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I'm not ashamed of anything."

"I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I'm not ashamed of anything."

Eminem, American Musician

59

"If we don't heal our own hood, who will?"

"If we don't heal our own hood, who will?"

Nelly, American Musician

59

"I'm really, really enjoying myself, I seem to have a lot of purpose in my life. I'm enjoying what I'm doing, you know, and people are liking it. So, it's great, you know."

"I'm really, really enjoying myself, I seem to have a lot of purpose in my life. I'm enjoying what I'm doing, you know, and people are liking it. So, it's great, you know."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

Life, People, Purpose

59

"Melancholy is no bad thing."

"Melancholy is no bad thing."

Sting, British Musician

59

"Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world."

"Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world."

Martha Reeves, American Musician

59

"I was in Germany when the wall came down."

"I was in Germany when the wall came down."

Joe Cocker, English Musician

59

"The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs."

"The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs."

Neil Schon, American Musician

59

"There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be."

"There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be."

Sheryl Crow, American Musician

Integrity, Musicians

59

"I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio."

"I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio."

Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealander Musician

59

"Rock 'n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear."

"Rock 'n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

Expression, Misfortune, Ugly

59

"I did play every little note on the guitar on that record."

"I did play every little note on the guitar on that record."

Lita Ford, American Musician

59

"I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing."

"I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing."

Jo Stafford, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Nothing

59

"I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari."

"I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari."

Bryan Ferry, English Musician

Money, People, Football, Soccer

59

"Both of my parents were musicians."

"Both of my parents were musicians."

Bryan White, American Musician

Musicians, Parents

59

"I picked up the Joss Stone album, Josh Groban, and the new Norah Jones. I love, love, love Norah."

"I picked up the Joss Stone album, Josh Groban, and the new Norah Jones. I love, love, love Norah."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

59

"If not for music, I would probably be a very frustrated scientist. It's one way to answer the question, 'What is the meaning of life?' I feel music answers it better."

"If not for music, I would probably be a very frustrated scientist. It's one way to answer the question, 'What is the meaning of life?' I feel music answers it better."

Paula Cole, American Musician

Music, Life, Answers, Meaning

59

"My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity."

"My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity."

Namie Amuro, Japanese Musician

Court, Popularity, Publicity, Years

59

"I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it."

"I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it."

Peter Hook, English Musician

59

"I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio."

"I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

59

"I'm always using a towel around my head. Airports don't worry about me."

"I'm always using a towel around my head. Airports don't worry about me."

Kerry King, American Musician

59

"I have to go... drop some kids in the pool."

"I have to go... drop some kids in the pool."

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

59

"The only thing better than singing is more singing."

"The only thing better than singing is more singing."

Ella Fitzgerald, American Musician

59

"I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old."

"I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old."

Billie Holiday, American Musician

Chance, Kids, Old, Play

59

"I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult."

"I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult."

Martin Gore, English Musician

Girlfriend, School, Singing, Years

59

"If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican?"

"If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican?"

Cher, American Musician

Country, Minority, Republican, Vote

59

"My best kiss was on stage. Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child gave me a really nice soft kiss on my lips during a performance on my birthday. It was amazing."

"My best kiss was on stage. Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child gave me a really nice soft kiss on my lips during a performance on my birthday. It was amazing."

Chris Brown, American Musician

Birthday, Kiss, Performance, Destiny

59

"We'll open for anyone, we are just looking to play."

"We'll open for anyone, we are just looking to play."

John Entwistle, English Musician

59

"Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it."

"Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

59

"I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed."

"I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed."

Billie Joe Armstrong, American Musician

Life, Father, Want

59

"Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes."

"Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes."

Ric Ocasek, American Musician

59

"Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously."

"Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously."

Kate Smith, American Musician

Singing, Song, Years

59

"I would walk down the hall with my guitar and play for anyone that would listen. As a young kid I was really driven and I was going to make it happen no matter what."

"I would walk down the hall with my guitar and play for anyone that would listen. As a young kid I was really driven and I was going to make it happen no matter what."

Teena Marie, American Musician

59

"I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s."

"I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s."

George Michael, British Musician

59

"I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor."

"I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor."

Kurt Masur, German Musician

59

"But duets are a lot of fun, I'd love to do another one."

"But duets are a lot of fun, I'd love to do another one."

Lita Ford, American Musician

58

"The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion."

"The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion."

Talib Kweli, American Musician

American, Americans, Illusion, World

58

"I wasn't thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect."

"I wasn't thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect."

Graham Nash, British Musician

Effect, Longevity, Songs, Thinking

58

"When you think about it, Adolf Hitler was the first pop star."

"When you think about it, Adolf Hitler was the first pop star."

David Bowie, English Musician

58

"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

58

"I find pleasure in things that are simple."

"I find pleasure in things that are simple."

Stephan Jenkins, American Musician

58

"If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it."

"If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it."

Wanda Jackson, American Musician

58

"My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art."

"My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art."

Thom Yorke, English Musician

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