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" Quotes and Sayings About music

When I grew up, what was interesting for me was that music was color and life was gray. So music for me has always been more than entertainment.

Always Been Color Entertainment
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Entertainment came out of this thing called a television, and it was gray. Most of the films that we saw at the cinema were black and white. It was a gray world. And music somehow was in color.

Black Came Cinema Color
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I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.

Always Any Backstage Band
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When I die I intend to take my music with me. I don't know what's out there, but I want to make sure it's in my key.

I die Intend Take My music
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I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music.

About Buying Care Don't Care
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I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do.

Appeal Bad Bad Girl Because
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Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen.

Bug Buttons Death Going
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I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.

Always Been Found Marriage
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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.

About Band Disagree Music
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.

Music Neck Rock Roll
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If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

Any Blues Form Guitar
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You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.

BBC Been Blues Deliverance
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About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I ain't. I'm always hoping to surprise myself. But I do have a love of music and I do love to communicate it, and that's the best I can do, really. And I can raise a good family, too.

About Always Am Best
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I'm putting out this free music, constantly putting it out.

Constantly Free Music Out
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I don't really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make.

Believe Make Music People
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I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn't have the recognition that I have now.

Always Beginning Certain Even
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True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

True music Repeat Thought Inspirations
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I like to think of music as an emotional science.

I like Music Emotional science
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Look at the piano. You'll notice that there are white notes and black notes. Figure out the difference between them and you'll be able to make whatever kind of music you want.

Look Piano Black notes Figure out
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Music sets up certain vibration which unquestionably results in a physical reaction. Eventually the proper vibration for every person will be found and utilized.

Music Vibration Unquestionably Physical reaction
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I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.
Frequently Hear music Noise
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Writing music is not so much inspiration as hard work.

Writing music Inspiration Hard work
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When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.

Normal mood Music My fingers
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People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way they act, live the way they live.

Act Culture Justifies Kids
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As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab.
Ears Grab How I Can
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Before finding music, I didn't have too many aspirations. I wanted to hang out, make a little money from whatever I had to do.

Aspirations Before Finding Had
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Whenever I make music, it reflects where I'm at mentally.
Make Mentally Music Reflects
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I'm just writing, writing, writing. I keep these tablets on me until I'm inspired to go back in and make the music. I never take a break from my pen, because I pride myself on that.

Back Because Break Go
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I think that's why I put my energy into making music. That's how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the time.

Being Crazy Energy Get
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What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

Anyway Communicate Communication Form
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Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the emotion of the great melodies, even without the words.

Album Being Emotion Even
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The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.
Album Best Contains Ever
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I've never personally criticized anyone else's music, but I know that the public's real problem is not the music I make but the perception that I play simple music for money only and for the notoriety and to increase my popularity.

Anyone Criticized Else Increase
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Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.

Finally Longer Making Music
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The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise.

Adult Contemporary Contemporary Music Jazz
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Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I think the ordinary guy has just as much right to say 'This is a good song' as somebody who is in the music business.

Business Dreamer Good Good Song
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Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like they can.

Anything Anything Is Possible Biggest Biggest Thing
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There are a few countries that, for whatever reason, really enjoy listening to my music.

Countries Enjoy Few Listening
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That said, I'd love to do a musical, either in film or on stage.

Either Film Love Musical
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I just started as a part of the public school music program. I took lessons at the school every Friday and was a part of the school band. I was just a normal kid taking instrumental lessons at school, nothing special.

Band Every Friday Instrumental
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I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

Anyway Communicate Communication Form
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I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.

About Ahead Always Anticipate
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I live my life and play my music, and I don't really seek out other people's approval or accolades or things like that. I try to do what's true to me, and how it all comes out is fine.

Accolades Approval Fine How
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I listen to old jazz and classical music, and that's it.

Classical Classical Music Jazz Listen
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I've been performing since I was in high school, so I've seen people react to my music and my playing. I'm always appreciative when people like the music, but I'm not shocked.

Always Appreciative Been High
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Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the same 10 sax players as someone else for my entire life, and we'll both play completely differently. That's the beauty of being a musician.

Any Beauty Being Both
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I was really amazed when I started hearing 'Songbird' on the radio. I couldn't believe that the record company promotion department had actually convinced radio music directors to play it -because there wasn't anything like it on the radio at the time.

Actually Amazed Anything Because
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If you go to Tiananmen Square, or go to any public area in China, you will hear my music at some point.

Any Area China Go
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Generally, I like Indian music because the melodies are usually not too complex, which is how I like music, and that's the way I write music.

Because Complex Generally How
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It was humbling to see my brothers blowing up in music while I wasn't in the public eye, but it was also gratifying, because I'm doing what I love, and the self-esteem you get from that is so much better.

Also Because Better Blowing
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