So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.
My style is part of the music I like, the bands I see, the people I surround myself with, the places I go to.
I'm touched by Jon Hendricks. I want some of my music to reflect that. And when I write, you're going to hear it.
I just like music all the way around the board. I can't stick to one thing - I've got to move around.
Singing instrumental music is most important because, while you play an instrument, you are singing through the instrument... actually, you are singing inside.
It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.
I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
There's nothing but spirit in music. That's all it is. Yeah, there's a lot of intellectual elements to it, but no matter how you approach it, it's all spirit.
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
My daughter plays keyboard very well, and my son plays guitar, and they're totally into music.
That can definitely mess with your music - if you overthink. 'What's radio going to think?' or 'What are these people going to think?'
Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism.
I learned that music should be fun and should be a way to express yourself - that there aren't really any rules.
I started in a research lab for TV cameras, then I worked at a tape duplication facility. That was the first introduction for me to recorded music and hi-fi.
Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats.
I think music on television is just uniformly dreadful. It is mundane, it says nothing.
I remain loyal to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in music and to Shakespeare and Jane Austen in literature.
Creating music is a wonderful way to celebrate our devotion for Lord Shiva.
I feel like every project I've ever done has had music involved in it somehow.
You can enjoy many different types of music. I think that's something more Americans should think about.
I'm glad I had kids young because we have a strong bond and listen to the same music.
