I've been here 21 years, and I literally did walk up and down Music Row trying to break into the business. I felt very free to go into any... →
Steven Curtis Chapman
I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.
Tracy Chapman
The way popular music is categorized and formatted cuts down on everyone's options. And although people don't talk about it, there are a lot... →
With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear... →
Music was never just a hobby for me. I'd pick up a guitar every day to work on whatever I was writing at the time. I would put my ideas in songs... →
I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already... →
Ray Charles
My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
To me, music is entertainment - what else can it be? In fact, it's the only language I know of that's universal.
Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something... →