“Music resembles poetry, in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master hand alone can reach.”— Alexander Pope, poetryfoundation.org
“Sometimes you hug someone and you can just feel too much weight in their chest for a 14-year-old. You’re like, I see you. I get what’s going on.”— Troye Sivan, nytimes.com
“As hip-hop's most famous figure, Kanye West, appalls his fans with a stream of hurtful statements, hip-hop listeners are suddenly finding solace in Childish Gambino, a figure that once left some of them baffled and others dismissive.”— Elias Leight, rollingstone.com
“Lorimer had no pretence to musical talent; when asked, he confessed he could 'strum a little', and he hardly seemed to see the evident wonder and admiration he awakened in the minds of the many, to whom such 'strumming' as his was infinitely more delightful than more practised, finished playing.”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“Fall from dusk to dawn, I am truly alive The satellite that sits in frame to illuminate this shaded place Is a rose that don't belong, music's the magic, take the lead”— Kid Cudi, Andre Benjamin, open.spotify.com
“Once I accomplish one thing and I’m satisfied, I try something else. I may be 50 and doing something totally outside of music and acting. Maybe I’ll become a kindergarten teacher.”— Kid Cudi, mtv.com
“My whole thing is just to put out positive messages in the music, give people something that can change their lives.”— Kid Cudi, interviewmagazine.com
“Music thrives wildly in England because they are jealous of someone else's success. They're jealous so they have to do better.”— Eric Clapton, rollingstone.com
“Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.”— Eric Clapton, amazon.com
“The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same—95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.”— Eric Clapton, amazon.com
“I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more abstract and not aligned with any recognized religion. For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music. It cannot be manipulated, or politicized…”— Eric Clapton, amazon.com
“It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.”— Eric Clapton, cnn.com
“From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.com
“We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the common denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.”— Willie Nelson, en.wikiquote.org
“When I left Nashville I went to Texas because that's where I came from, and because I was playing in Texas a lot in different places. And I saw hippies and rednecks drinking beer together and smoking dope together and having a good time together and I knew it was possible to get all groups of people…”— Willie Nelson, en.wikiquote.org
“It didn't take long for me to realize that writing, performing and singing songs was what I was meant to do, but what other people thought was an entirely different issue. If I had to break it down, I’d say about 99 percent of the people in my life were telling me I wasn’t going to make it. All that…”— Willie Nelson, en.wikiquote.org
“There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies. I don’t really question it.”— Wille Nelson, telegraph.co.uk
“The competition this year was similar: DAMN. beat out two other finalists, a string quartet performed at Carnegie Hall and a cantata written for chamber choir, guitar, and percussion.”— Thu-Huong Ha, quartzy.qz.com
“Music is not a very stable business. You know it comes and it goes, and so does money. But your education stays with you for the rest of your life.”— Selena Quintanilla, youtu.be