My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.
To me, music is entertainment - what else can it be? In fact, it's the only language I know of that's universal.
I think that's the whole point of music - to inspire people.
When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had moved into my body. Things like that have only happened to me singing jazz. It doesn't happen when singing pop. I get so deeply into the music, it feels like I've become someone else.
The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.
I'm into old-time music; I'm not very interested in modern, popular music at all. And if I'm really into some particular old-time musician, some fiddler or banjo player, I'm always dying of curiosity to see what they look like. So there's some connec...
If New Orleans is allowed to die, a crucial part of the world's music heritage will disappear.
If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my kids listen to, then I assume that the audience is doing the same.
I wanted to play some more grown-up music - jazz.
I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults.
I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry.
I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.
When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself - am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: 'I am control of this and no one is telling me wh...
I don't think you should ever say, 'This is the last time'. Music isn't like that. You'll be sitting there not wishing to get onto a stage again for maybe two, three, four, five months, or maybe a year, then suddenly you'll wake up and feel like you'...
I don't have any hobbies. Music is my hobby.
It's real primal; I just like playing music.
During college I realized I had a music predisposition and really got involved in it. I started playing bass guitar. That was how I began to fit in.
The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.
Music, Rock and Roll music especially, is such a generational thing. Each generation must have their own music, I had my own in my generation, you have yours, everyone I know has their own generation.
Why is it that English, drama and music teachers are most often recalled as our mentors and inspirations? Maybe because artists are rarely members of the popular crowd.
