“For those times when you're hurting, particularly after a break-up, allow yourself the room to grieve the relationship with songs that make you feel all the feels.”— Cupcakes and Cashmere, cupcakesandcashmere.com
“It's like if Picasso quit making music and just started fucking little dudes every day.”— Leila Strachan, Adam DeMamp, Adam DeVine, imdb.com
“Ben's daughter: Like a rock band? Larry: Jewish folk music, Jewish folk songs. Ben's daughter: Oh, like what songs? Larry: Um..'Gefilte Fish Blues'..'My Freakin' Back is Killin' Me and It's Making It Hard to Kvell.'”— Larry David, Larry David, Larry David, imdb.com
“I wanted to make people feel really good when they listen to this. The thing that my friends say when they listen to this album is, 'This feels like the girl we hang out with.' When they listen they're like, 'This is our friend.'”— Ariana Grande, papermag.com
“I punched my music teacher because I didn’t think he knew anything about music and I almost got expelled.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“The real reason music matters is because it keeps things alive long after they’re gone.”— Matthew Maala, Tyron Carter, Nate Heywood, Nick Zano, imdb.com
“We did not ask for this room or this music. We were invited in. Therefore, because the dark surrounds us, let us turn our faces to the light. Let us endure hardship to be grateful for plenty. We have been given pain to be astounded by joy. We have been given life to deny death. We did not ask for th…”— Bridget Carpenter, Sadie Dunhill, Sarah Gadon, imdb.com
“You know what, just don't talk about the Beebs, okay? You don't know the Beebs, you don't understand the Beebs. Or his hair.”— Maya Goldsmith, Hanna Marin, Ashley Benson, imdb.com
“I really only listen to, like, German Death Reggae and Halloween sound effects records from the 1950s. And Bette Midler. Obviously.”— Alan Yang, Joe Mande, April Ludgate, Aubrey Plaza, imdb.com
“I was about 20, and music became my only obsession to stay alive. I had the chance to throw out all this anger by the music in order to help others. It was therapeutic and worked for me for a while until my dad saw my picture printed on a magazine.”— Layne Staley, northwestmusicscene.net
“I try to, but gut instincts are always so hit and miss. When it hits, you're like, 'Wow, I totally knew that was gonna happen!' But when you miss, it's like, 'I can't believe I was so stupid!' But with this particular situation, there was no doubt in my mind. The creativity of the music, and the dif…”— Chester Bennington, revolvermag.com
“The band was recently at an iHeartRadio programmer listening party thing—they play all the new songs from all the different artists, and all the programmers from all across all the different platforms are there in one place. And so we’re in the room, and it’s a small amphitheater. A few hundred peop…”— Brett Berk, billboard.com
“I think that if you focus on something like that, it becomes a problem. But we don’t really think about that. What helps us stay relevant is that we haven’t really set out on this musical experience to reach a destination. We consider the whole thing a journey. So it’s not like we stopped off at Roc…”— Chester Bennington, billboard.com
“You know, we pride ourselves on our music being very real; we talk about situations that we’ve actually experienced and been through, and that really helps our fans to connect with us.”— Austin Carlile, theaquarian.com
“Music is universal; no matter what race or religion you are, what you believe in, or where you are, music can still speak to you, and if it does, listen!”— Austin Carlile, theaquarian.com
“I just know this is my passion and I will always love creating music. Weather you like it or not. We do what we enjoy.”— Mitch Lucker, puregrainaudio.com
“For me, the act of creating and making substantive music for people has always been the driving force. The feeling I get when I come up with a new idea that feels unique or worth talking about, there’s nothing better than that.”— Mike Shinoda, forbes.com
“I’m always creating stuff. So if it’s a long car ride, if it’s a night off in the hotel, if I’m flying somewhere, I’m always on my computer. I’m always writing words, making beats, creating beds of music. And it kind of never stops. Like, I could just be walking around somewhere, have an idea, and I…”— Mike Shinoda, gq.com
“To be honest, the show itself. The energy exchange, the whole vibe. There’s nothing more intoxicating, there is no sensation in life more addictive.”— David Draiman, sflonstage.com