Music Quotes

I believe I inherited my sense of music from my father. My father was an ear piano player; he could just hear something and play it.

Richie Havens

I came up in Brooklyn singing doo-wop music from the time I was 13 to the time I was 20. That music served a purpose of keeping a lot of people out of trouble, and also it was a passport from one neighborhood to another.

Richie Havens

Music is in my DNA!

Rihanna

It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it.

Rihanna

Every song has a bouquet, which is the music. If you can put words with something that is really apt, then you've done it.

Roy Harper

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there.

Randy Johnson

Music is hugely important to me.

Rashida Jones

Music breaks my heart constantly.

Rashida Jones

You can never stop discovering music.

Rashida Jones

It sounds really arrogant, but my music's my favourite music ever. I prefer it to anyone else's.

Richard D. James

We want people to know that classical music is for everyone. A parent or kid might be terrified of this music, but after they come to us, they'll never be scared of classical music again.

Richard Hyung-ki Joo

We stand for creativity and pushing boundaries and having fun with one's music.

Richard Hyung-ki Joo

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

Rickie Lee Jones

Popular music has always had its really horrendous stuff.

Rickie Lee Jones

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.

Roland Joffe

Danzon is my favorite Cuban music, played by a traditional string orchestra with flute and piano. It's very formally structured but romantic music, which derives from the French-Haitian contradance.

Rachel Kushner

When I'm making the music, I feel like everything I throw out has to work. It counts. Because if you don't have people turning they neck all the way around to see what it is, it ain't stick on the wall.

Raekwon

So for me, I had to get something going to promote the new project that I got. I decided to come with the 'Lost Jewelry' EP, which is a mixtape but it's more sexier because it's all fresh music.

Raekwon

I like music, a lot of different types of music.

Raymond Kelly

I've also directed, shot, and edited several music videos.

Richard King

Music is my favorite thing in the world. I grew up completely around it and I think it's one of the most important things to me, but at this point I can't see myself doing that professionally. Luckily, for the most part, I don't feel pressured.

Riley Keough