#listen

If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#because #elusive #hard #hold #how

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#always #band #could #davis #else

The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people go to concerts, they say I'm going to see... not, I'm going to hear. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#american music #anyway #biggest #biggest problem #come

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#avoid #avoided #entire #entire lives #hear

I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#feel #i #like #listening #made

I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry. ↗

— Diana Ross

#because #everything #happening #i #industry

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#direction #find #gut #listen #out

I listen to music I'm looking to record or catch up on news and TV, whatever is on the TV at the gym! ↗

— Martina McBride

#gym #i #listen #looking #music

My dad was a huge country music fan, but he also had a band and he sang. So he'd listen to a lot of music and the songs that he'd learn for the band were more from the male artists. So my earliest country memories were Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck even. ↗

— Martina McBride

#artists #band #conway #country #country music

That's what music has always been to me: a feel. I've listened to the Stones many times and it still makes me have that feeling of joy every time. They are still around and put on a really exciting show. We also give it 120 percent. ↗

— Mike McCready

#always #around #been #every #every time