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"It's absolutely not acceptable for people to argue that, if we are going to do anything about climate change at all, well, the responsibility lies solely with the individual."

"It's absolutely not acceptable for people to argue that, if we are going to do anything about climate change at all, well, the responsibility lies solely with the individual."

Peter Garrett, Australian Musician

Change, People, Climate, Climate change

18

"I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound."

"I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

18

"Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality."

"Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality."

Billie Joe Armstrong, American Musician

Freedom, Individuality, Punk, Sense

18

"I get on the floor, and I can do things a woman a fifth my age can't do."

"I get on the floor, and I can do things a woman a fifth my age can't do."

Kitty Carlisle, American Musician

18

"When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear."

"When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear."

Pharrell Williams, American Musician

18

"I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind."

"I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind."

Chico Hamilton, American Musician

Life, Music, Artists, Concern

18

"People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret."

"People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

People, Beginning, End, Regret

18

"I still have imaginary friends who I talk to in my head."

"I still have imaginary friends who I talk to in my head."

Lee Ryan, British Musician

Friendship, Friends, Talk

18

"There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again."

"There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again."

Rudolf Bing, Austrian Musician

Life, Manager, Disaster, First

18

"All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it."

"All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it."

Guy Clark, American Musician

18

"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

18

"Being worshipped is a horrible experience."

"Being worshipped is a horrible experience."

John Fahey, American Musician

Experience, Being

18

"I really was a fan of his and always have been - his writing especially, you know? I think people a lot of times overlook that part, because he kind of got into that party character so heavy."

"I really was a fan of his and always have been - his writing especially, you know? I think people a lot of times overlook that part, because he kind of got into that party character so heavy."

Alan Jackson, American Musician

People, Character, Party, Writing

18

"Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes!"

"Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes!"

Alan Parsons, British Musician

Echo, Magic, Treatment

18

"I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character."

"I am myself for a living. I don't animate a character."

James Taylor, American Musician

Character, Living

18

"There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around."

"There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around."

Dick Dale, American Musician

Love, Saying, Want

18

"That's the last thing I want to do is go on up there and mess up, you know, in front of America."

"That's the last thing I want to do is go on up there and mess up, you know, in front of America."

Scotty McCreery, American Musician

18

"I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving: so nobody can hit me - you know what I mean? Protesting is not the answer - not along those lines."

"I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving: so nobody can hit me - you know what I mean? Protesting is not the answer - not along those lines."

Chico Hamilton, American Musician

18

"As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored."

"As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

18

"I never let any of my sons beat me at videogames."

"I never let any of my sons beat me at videogames."

Coolio, American Musician

18

"I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house."

"I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house."

Utada Hikaru, Japanese Musician

18

"I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night."

Matt Cameron, American Musician

Food, Time, Night, Road

18

"We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result."

"We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

Ideas, Positive, Day, End

18

"Getting back to the point, a guy like Jerry, he deals with the business, and he doesn't see it as being evil or ugly, it's what you have to do, and I mean I know there's some really ugly parts to it and parts which drive me nuts, but not in the same way as music business."

"Getting back to the point, a guy like Jerry, he deals with the business, and he doesn't see it as being evil or ugly, it's what you have to do, and I mean I know there's some really ugly parts to it and parts which drive me nuts, but not in the same way as music business."

Trevor Rabin, South African Musician

Business, Music, Being, Deals

18

"My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never."

"My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never."

Duke Ellington, American Musician

18

"Personally, I've found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else's area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area."

"Personally, I've found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else's area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area."

Derek Bailey, English Musician

18

"I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US."

"I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US."

Ville Valo, Finnish Musician

Time, Cities, Europe, First

18

"Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities."

"Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities."

Cat Stevens, British Musician

Muslim, Revenge, Violence

18

"Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now."

"Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now."

Jimmy Chamberlin, American Musician

18

"A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production."

"A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Production, Style

18

"The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships."

"The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships."

Kurtis Blow, American Musician

18

"We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived."

"We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived."

Tracy Chapman, American Musician

Feelings, Feeling, Thinking

18

"I come from the performance world, but the idea of a worship song is different. It's useful music."

"I come from the performance world, but the idea of a worship song is different. It's useful music."

John Tesh, American Musician

Music, Idea, Performance, Song

18

"How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?"

"How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?"

Mahalia Jackson, American Musician

God, Grace, Wonders

18

"Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling that I had."

"Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling that I had."

Tanya Tucker, American Musician

Feelings, Feeling, Vocabulary, Words

18

"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."

"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

18

"One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show."

"One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does not need another big multimedia show."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

18

"Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life."

"Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life."

Sonny Bono, American Musician

18

"It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this."

"It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this."

Quincy Jones, American Musician

Men, Idea, Dignity, Hurt

18

"It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter."

"It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter."

Eminem, American Musician

Baby, Kids, Responsibility

18

"I mean there are tons of reasons. Well first of all. I write my own record. I don't take other people's materials. And I have a job which is being Willa Ford on top of getting back in the studio and writing and recording."

"I mean there are tons of reasons. Well first of all. I write my own record. I don't take other people's materials. And I have a job which is being Willa Ford on top of getting back in the studio and writing and recording."

Willa Ford, American Musician

People, Being, First, Job

18

"My favorite sounds are the high, spacey ones that are very ambient."

"My favorite sounds are the high, spacey ones that are very ambient."

Andy Summers, English Musician

18

"I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class."

"I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class."

Christine Lavin, American Musician

18

"Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world."

"Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

Love, Art, Fans, Space

18

"To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing."

"To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing."

Michael Bolton, American Musician

18

"This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms."

"This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms."

Joni Mitchell, Canadian Musician

Lie, Ability, Nation, Self

18

"You know why we're stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don't let themselves feel things."

"You know why we're stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don't let themselves feel things."

Janis Joplin, American Musician

Soul, People, Myth

18

"How do you measure your value?"

"How do you measure your value?"

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

18

"And remember: without you, all we are is loud. No pressure."

"And remember: without you, all we are is loud. No pressure."

Vivian Campbell, Irish Musician

18

"I do like to write but I also like to get and out and play. I am losing track of all the Cooper versions that I do - I have one for Iceland, different one over here."

"I do like to write but I also like to get and out and play. I am losing track of all the Cooper versions that I do - I have one for Iceland, different one over here."

Michael Owen Bruce, American Musician

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