For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.
In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.
This was during a period when I was producing Brazil '66 records and got infected by Brazilian music.
Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.
When you're working on film music, you're only working on 20, 30-minute sections at a time.
That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.
I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
That's always been a dream for me, to be able to collaborate and make music with the people that inspired you to make music.
Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.
I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.
I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse.
Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.
I think everyone should feel like they can make music, they can create music.
I was raised on pop music. Anything classical ran together in a complicated blur.
I don't read music. I don't write or read music.
Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.
In rock music, people have certain assumptions that it makes people more enlightened, and it really doesn't.
What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base.
I write and play music. I'd like to be a musician at some point.
I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.
