I don't really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make.
I love 70's music.
I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.
These wealthy people were very interested in contemporary music. They wanted to help diffuse it and get it to be known to other people.
Drugs, sex, booze, all the stuff that we wanted to do. The problem was that we didn't want to learn the top 40 'cause most of the music was awful and we had this other idea about what we wanted to do.
All songs, all pieces of art, reflect the world that they were made in and the values of those artists and the hopes and aspirations of the people who listen to that music and who made that music.
I'm not some cute guy who is trying to be successful off that. I really want the music to come first.
Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.'
I'm enamored with the art world. Anytime you look at anything that's considered artistic, there's a commercial world around it: the ballet, opera, any kind of music. It can't exist without it.
As Juan Gabriel, music is my religion, and mariachi is my devotion. And my songs are my prayers.
We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else.
I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music.
The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
The drinker is a Dionysiac, a dancer who sits still, a mocker. He doesn't need your seriousness or your regard. He just needs a little quiet music and a gentle freedom from priests.
You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.
I'm not going to go to a producer that's going to take me in a studio and charge me my whole budget and give me a fake head nod. I'm just trying to make good music. I appreciate everybody that's supporting me.
You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.
At times when I am myself sitting at a retreat, and at the end I get into my car to drive away, I watch my hand move forward to turn on the radio. When I can be mindful, I notice the fact that I actually don't want in that moment to listen to the news or hear some music.
I love grooves and dance music, but I like the feeling behind songs too.
That was one of the reasons I became a writer - I never really had that many friends. I would read a lot, and listen to music. And that was my life.
I certainly understand that we're all trying to make a living, but I'm not thinking about that when I'm making it. And if that's your sole motivation, it's going to reflect that narcissistic greed, and you're going to hear it in the music.
In a budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will be made politically.
Classroom singing is common in India, but no one gives you marks for that. My idea is to introduce music and singing as full-fledged subject so that talent can be polished at an early stage. Also, it will help alleviate stage fear.
The problem with listening to music today is that there's so much of it everywhere. We've got used to hearing music without actually listening to it.
Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.
I just want to make good music. That's it. That's what I care about.
I tried playing for the public, and I selected music that I thought would be pleasing to them. Times are different now. Today, I play the music I want, and I just try to do my best.
There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones. I think it would be nice to see more of an open culture to different music. I think that's happening. With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise.
I was a 'Glee' fan before I joined the show! Since my background is musical theater, it was exciting to see a TV show that incorporated music so much and in such a genius way.
I'm trying to fuse popular and commercial music and just make very creative music. It's popular music: it's everything for everybody.
Teaching is a very effective way to get children to learn something specific - this tube squeaks, say, or a squish then a press then a pull causes the music to play. But it also makes children less likely to discover unexpected information and to draw unexpected conclusions.
Good comedy films, if you listen to the score, the music is not trying to be funny. It's always, in a way, underscoring the tragedy and struggle of the main character.
I'm not making music for people who like Disney shows. I make music for people who like music.
I have to have music on when writing, or else the silence swallows me whole.
I always wanted to work with Michael Jackson. His music will live forever and with technology nowadays... maybe I could.
