Music quotes

“It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.” Paul McCartney

“Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.” Paul McCartney

“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” Abraham Maslow

“Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.” Groucho Marx

“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.” Steve Martin

“When I first started doing my comedy act, I just desperately needed material. So I took literally everything I knew how to do on stage with me, which was juggling, magic and banjo and my little comedy routines. I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.” Steve Martin

“I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'The View,' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music.” Steve Martin

“I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there.” Steve Martin

“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.” Steve Martin

“No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely.” Steve Martin

“A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'” Barack Obama

“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” Henry Miller

“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” Henry Miller

“We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the wild outer music of the streets - we remember only.” Henry Miller

“Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously.” Henry Miller

“Music is the strongest form of magic.” Marilyn Manson

“These people are artists. These people are musicians. They're taking it out and trying to express it that way.” Marilyn Manson

“Art gives me the freedom I don't have when I make music.” Marilyn Manson

“I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.” Marilyn Manson

“I decided to make music again at a time when I couldn't have had more obstacles.” Marilyn Manson

“What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.” Marilyn Manson

“If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.” Dolly Parton

“I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.” Dolly Parton

“I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.” Pope John Paul II

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.” Ronald Reagan

“If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.” Keith Richards

“Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen.” Keith Richards

“Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.” Keith Richards

“The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.” Keith Richards

“I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.” Keith Richards