There's a relationship between music and spirituality and inspiration and to a certain extent improvisation that draws me in, because I don't totally understand it. I know that those relationships have been telling me, since I started making records,...
So many schools have cut the music classes out of their curriculum. We're trying to fill that gap by teaching the teachers how to educate the kids about their musical heritage.
Soul music is soul music. It can be wrapped up in a neo soul package; it can be called hip-hop soul. But soul is soul, and it's been around; it will never go away.
A lot of people thought my career was over. If you're not releasing records, then something must be wrong. Either the record company doesn't like your music, or you've been dropped. It has to something negative. It's not like you wanted to take a bre...
I'm really maturing into soul music. It's not my attempt or karaoke try. I feel like I really embody the music now that I am 36.
I'm confident in my intentions and why I'm making music. I'm not making music because I want to be on your TV screen or the cover of your magazine.
It gets quite difficult for me when I listen to pop music. I don't often understand the words, but when someone translates them to me, I think, 'What is this song representing? That women are just there to be treated like objects?'
I find a similarity between performing music onstage and acting - a reality of emotion.
The basis of our partnership strategy and our partnership approach: We build the social technology. They provide the music.
I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.
I am definitely a spiritually centered person and that is usually one of my biggest guiding lights beyond music.
Since I was a child, I always loved music that made me want to dance. As a teenager, I used to dance the night away to electronic music.
I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the theater the minute I graduated from college having not pursued it! So I went back to school and got a degree in music and began working in musical theater.
Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend. She has enthralled millions of hearts all over the world with her music.
My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so.
Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.
People don't listen to one radio station. On iTunes you can mix different worlds and bring country and pop and folk and live music together with a mass audience. I could have sung 'Easy' in a country way but I just sang it how I sing. I think it's a ...
Music is a very powerful thing. If I'm angry, I can write a song about it, and it seems to make everything okay.
As a teenager I had friends who had little music studios in their bedrooms and garages. I'd go and play around; very soon, my hobby became a passion.
I'm very honest in my music and I'm often asked to explain the lyrics; as an introvert, I find that quite hard. And I always wear high heels on stage, which can be painful.
