#music

Whenever you play dance music, it serves a function. It becomes a utility; you have to worry about the tempos and what you're going to play for people. But when you're playing for listening, you're free. ↗

— Stan Kenton

#becomes #dance #dance music #free #function

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

#completely #doing #favorite #feel #grew

My music is fun, kind of cheeky. ↗

— Kesha

#fun #kind #music

Somebody get me a cheeseburger! ↗

— Steve Miller Band

#humor #music #food

I need that aggressive attitude to play my music and more men have that attitude than women. ↗

— Lita Ford

#attitude #i #men #more #music

I love my own music. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#i love #love #music #my own #own

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#classical music #day #even #had #hours

Singing instrumental music is most important because, while you play an instrument, you are singing through the instrument... actually, you are singing inside. ↗

— Ali Akbar Khan

#because #important #inside #instrument #instrumental

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues. ↗

— Mark Knopfler

#delta #folk #folk music #heaven #idea

I was into playing American music, especially the blues. ↗

— Mark Knopfler

#american music #blues #especially #i #into