Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Musicians - Page 7

I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person.

Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you'd bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day.

Rock music is not meant to be perfect.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

Faced with the way the system does you in the 'hood sometimes, if you don't literally get out, your chances are slim. You'll definitely die mentally. You'll pretty much die physically.

That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.

If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.

Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.

One time, I gave Chris Martin a My Little Pony for good luck. He said, 'Oh, you should keep it,' but I was like, 'You guys probably need it a lot more than I do.' I said that to Coldplay!

There is nothing so stable as change.

I have rock 'n' roll pumping through my veins.

I think that any female who gets asked if she's a feminist... it's silly... it's so interesting when people ask females if they're a feminist. Of course every female wants to be equal!

I don't mind not being cool.

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

I feel confidence in myself, but at the same time there's these cracks in the facade and those little things underneath that are unstable.

A good song takes on more meaning as the years pass by.

If you are born an artist, you have no choice but to fight to stay an artist.

'Summer Babe' is the start of Pavement front-loading their albums with the catchiest song first.

My goal is to get quieter as I get older.

It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.

My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down - but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round.

I'm a Gemini and I have a lot of different moods. Sometimes I'm very serious and introspective and pensive, but other times I'm completely goofy and girlie. So, I like my songs to cover all my moods.

You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.

I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations.

I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on.

I was homeless for almost a year and a half, just living in my car or bouncing around peoples' houses, going to 7-Eleven at the end of the day and asking them for the taquitos that they were going to throw out because I hadn't eaten in two days.

I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition.

The biggest crime in England is to rise above your station. It's fine to be a pop star. 'Oh, it's great, lots of fun, aren't they sweet, these pop stars! But to think you have anything to say about how the world should work? What arrogance!'

Being able to take musical ideas through every iteration is attractive to me. Granted, not everyone's going to want to listen to that, but it should exist.

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

Our ancestors are totally essential to our every waking moment, although most of us don't even have the faintest idea about their lives, their trials, their hardships or challenges.

There's only one type of music and that's good music, no matter what genre it is.

I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.

If you're a new artist, practice your art and share it. Set up shop somewhere, whether it's a street corner or a coffee shop. I got my start in a coffee shop that didn't even have live music. I wanted to play in coffee shops that did have live music, but I didn't have an audience.

Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

I don't want to have kids for like 10 years. I still have a lot to do. I don't even know if I could handle a dog right now. I'm so not ready. Someday I'll be a mom but not until I'm in my 30s.

The hippies wanted peace and love. We wanted Ferraris, blondes and switchblades.

America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.

Old habits die hard, and if you're not careful, the person you used to be can overtake the person you're trying to become.

Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.

A house full of new furniture doesn't mean a whole lot.

It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society.

Go where you're celebrated, not tolerated. I'm celebrated in Detroit.

I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated.

I'm not a saint. I'm not an angel. I'm a human being.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you.

A wise man has to always listen to the peers he surrounds around himself. That's why you surround yourself with other smart people. Captain Kirk keep Mr. Spock right beside him.

I thought I'd reached the bottom a few times, but then I'd realise there was another 30 floors of despair below that.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.

All the big revolutions, whether it's the Industrial Revolution, the Arab Spring, those changes happened by economic and social shifts brought about by the people's voices, and those things weren't voted for. Most of our changes today are brought about through technology, not by voting.

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.

At the end of the day, I'm the biggest boss. I'm self-made.

I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.

You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.

It's an art to live with pain... mix the light into gray.