Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Musicians

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.

Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.

If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate.

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.

Musically, New York is a big influence on me. Walk down the street for five minutes and you'll hear homeless punk rockers, people playing Caribbean music and reggae, sacred Islamic music and Latino music, so many different types of music.

Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.

Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up.

I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor.

Being stylish is about enjoying your life and expressing yourself and your inner light.

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.

I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.

And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.

Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.

I'm happy, I'm in a good place, I'm looking forward to my future.

Don't you know there ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk.

Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.

We judge people based on their clothes, social class, and, dare I say, ethnicity. Our comedians make light of these stereotypes regularly, and we laugh at their accuracy.

I'm actually no longer a strict vegan. I don't hang out in the cheese section - I don't even eat cheese. I don't drink milk. But every once in a while I'll have an egg. I'm going to eat eggs that come out of my next-door neighbor's farm, that's just the way it is.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.

I'm a mirror. If you're cool with me, I'm cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don't like what you see, then you've done something. If I'm standoffish, that's because you are.

It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.

Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.

When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

The flaws, the mistakes I make - that's the real me.

In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And leave one or two cards showing.

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

I don't regret what I've been through. I've had ups and downs, super highs and some really low lows. I've been so blessed that I could never say, 'I wish this didn't happen.' It's part of who I am. There's nothing in my life that's so ugh.

Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence.

I'm not psycho... I just like psychotic things.

A gentleman never talks about his tailor.

You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.

I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.

If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.

I'm just looking for an angel with a broken wing.

Experience is a great teacher.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

The golden age was when people were starting to understand what hip-hop was and how to use it. I was lucky to come up then. Everybody wanted to be original and have substance; it was somewhat conscious... There was an integrity that people respected.

A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

You can't pee like a puppy if you wanna run with the big dogs.

I think quotes are very dangerous things.

Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.

I feel like I live a pretty quiet life. I like to focus on work and friends, and I love being in nature.

I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.

Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

Fresh sneakers are important on a man. It's like a new pair of boxers or a new pair of socks.

Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wall. It's a thief.

In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's to save money to get an abortion. It sounds really terrible, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was the first time I took responsibility for my actions. I messed up, had sex without contraception, and got pregnant at 15.

People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.

Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. It's about a man and a woman. So the pain and the struggle in the blues is that universal pain that comes from having your heart broken. Most blues songs are not about social statements.

I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.