Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Musicians - Page 6

Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it.

I felt it was really, really important, not just in the vein of feminist erasure or whatever but also just as an artist that I honored my work.

People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing - continue to rock it - because obviously, God wants you here.

I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room.

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.

I think religion is a mistake - I'm exhausted by its self-righteousness. I think atheists should start screaming for attention like religious folks do.

I'm no angel, but I'm no monster, either.

My life has been an open book, for better or for worse.

Your identity is not wrapped up in how right you get it or how perfect you can posture yourself. But, your identity is wrapped up in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.

There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage. I don't like doing what people expect me to do.

It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.

Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.

Method Man is a rough, rugged street dude, but all the girls love him.

Behind every tree there's a new monster.

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.

I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, 'But you're alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

My biggest lesson I've learned about love is to keep on loving. Love is love; it's amazing. It's fine. It hurts. It's probably one of the best experiences in life.

That's what I like about Frank Ocean or Bon Iver - they try to capture a feeling in the most sincere way.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.

I never cared about money or fame, and I don't care now. I follow the groove, and money always follows.

I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself.

I'll tell you one thing for sure: once you get to the point where you're actually doing things for truth's sake, then nobody can ever touch you again because you're harmonizing with a greater power.

I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them.

I'm not good at being, like, a sexy girl.

The truth is, no matter what your lifestyle or occupation, nothing can really stop you when you're allowing yourself to be exactly who you want to be.

Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.

I can honestly say I am a Christian, but my spirituality has been developed on the road and is based on my experiences with God.

I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.

I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

Patience is key for getting over a breakup. That, and trailing off your interaction after the breakup.

You definitely need to have red lipstick no matter what. You can have a great outfit, but it will always give you that extra little pop. I also love perfume. It doesn't even matter what the perfume is. I like to smell sweet.

I have to go... drop some kids in the pool.

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.

What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that.

Of all my childhood books, 'The Giving Tree and Hope for the Flowers' really did change my early world, but after reading 'Momo' in my 30s, I thought, Ahhhhhh, this is the one book I wish I had read as a kid! Then reread at every subsequent chapter of my life.

Simplicity makes me happy.

I never thought I'd be in a position where people would be talking about my sexuality and saying how good I look in underwear.

Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works.

I forgive my mom for being a psycho and my dad for being a loser.

We live in an age, in an era where there is so much negativity, there is so much violence in the world, there is so much unrest and people are at war, that I wanted to promote the word love and red signifies love.

I don't need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending.

Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.

Who am I to blow against the wind?

Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past.

It's great to be here. It's great to be anywhere.

My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though I didn't have his blood.

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.