Music can lift the spirit; it can make you cry. Soldiers have marched into battle to music. It's a powerful thing.
Jools Holland
The first thing I learned was the 'St Louis Blues' when I was eight. Both my grandmothers, my mother and uncle played the piano. This was... →
I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak before they read and write. The... →
When I was a kid, I was more interested in beating up boys on the playground than practicing music.
Ellen Hollman
If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock'n'roll' or they won't even let... →
Buddy Holly
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it... →
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
Journalism is my first love. But music comes in a close second. What's important for me is that whatever you do, whatever your passion is, you... →
Lester Holt
If you wanna be famous, then it's okay if the music is fake, because fame isn't real.
Josh Homme
The problem is that music is selfish in that you need to make it for yourself, so that you can give it away, and those two things don't jive. I... →