Read quote“One thing I know, wherever I go in the world, especially Africa, women gravitate to the song.”
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About Music
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Words on Music
Read quote“Nothing surprises me about the music game – I’m enjoying it. The big lesson is not to give up.”
Read quote“Good pop is something that can connect with a wide audience through integrity and honesty on the part of the artist.”
Read quote“El saber que las manos que van a defender las canciones son manos con vocación genera que cuando uno escribe se siente más afortunado.”
Read quote“I started to do music from a black beat, so that blacks can feel proud being black.”
Read quote“Dla mnie koncert to spotkanie i dialog z drugim człowiekiem.”
Read quote“Me gusta mucho la música con mensaje, con sentido.”
Read quote“All I wanted to do was write rhymes. I didn’t care about meetings.”
Read quote“Вообще мелодизм и гармония наиболее мне близки.”
Read quote“Yo no soy ninguna autoridad de nada; ni siquiera me creo Lola La Grande, que me lo puso mi amiga Chabuca Granda; sólo quiero seguir proyectando mi música como hasta ahora lo hago...”
Read quote“Once you start caring about what other people think, in terms of music, I don’t think that’s very true. But the minute you start doing for yourself, people’s opinions fall away and they’re not as important.”
Read quote“I hear so much music which is Brecht. When you really listen, it’s blues.”
Read quote“When you’re having fun playing music, it makes its way to the listener.”
Read quote“I want to be that guy who will change hip-hop in India forever.”
Read quote“I just focus on my music, my mission, and my plan to make people happy through my songs.”
Read quote“My name is Gauhar Jan!”
Read quote“Music has a power — it's a powerful weapon of peace, and we need to use art to get close and just to destroy all these stupid barriers we have.”
Read quote“I don't want to make a record I've already made before. I don't want to look backwards. I'm not nostalgic. Why go back when you can go forward?”
Read quote““My voice has improved because of the work I have put in, to learn from my movements and to fix the errors.””
Read quote““Gazetelerde gördüğünüz musiki havadisi ve ortaya atılan türlü türlü rivayetler yüzünden ne derece üzüldüğünüzü biliyorum.””
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Quote Stories about Music
A Rhythm for the Waiting Room
When evening buses stall beneath the mountain pass, ticket clerk Amara offers travelers a box of simple instruments—and learns that making room matters more than making noise.
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When the Drums Made Room
Femi’s careful rehearsal plan collapses until a drummer shows him that the first note does not have to be perfect to belong.
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Keeping the Mountain’s Time
Irena had spent years making music only for rooms that never applauded. Then a missing conductor, a courtyard performance, and one stubborn triangle gave her a different kind of courage.
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