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I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion. — Ricky Jay

We are mosaics - pieces of light, love, history, stars
glued together with magic and music and words. — Anita Krishan

I love the history of popular music. I love to know what people are listening to, even if I don't like it. — Tim Rice

In Jazz, like in America, the group works together toward a common cause with lots of room left for each individual to shine. — Richie Gerber

History doesn't repeat itself, but it harmonizes, and what it usually makes is the devil's music. — Stephen King

Only a tiny portion of music history involves a singer and a lyric. Songs in music are generally thought to be a minor form. — Russell Smith

Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music. — Mstislav Rostropovich

I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me. — John Darnielle

I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition. — Loretta Lynn

Take dance music: I like enough of it and its history to be able to say a word or two about this or that record, but I'm nobody's authority. — John Darnielle

I believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it's changed generations of people. — Dave Grohl

The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular. — Brian Eno

The history of a people are found in its songs. — George Jellinek

History, like a badly constructed concert hall, has occasional dead spots where the music can't be heard. — Archibald MacLeish

The history of music is nothing more than the history of art-music or classical music, the music that was commissioned by aristocrats. — Frank Fairfield

People sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song. — Brandi Carlile

Van Morrison remains a singer who can be compared to no other in the history of modern popular music. — Greil Marcus

The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal. — Milan Kundera

I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds. — Bruce Pavitt

History's greatest composers world be rolling in their graves if they knew that their beautiful compositions were reduced to distorted hold music. — Michael P. Naughton

I was reading everything under the sun from music history to feminist literature to Shakespeare, which is why I'm not a complete idiot at this time. — Emilie Autumn

Now we're in an age of singles. It's actually always been more about singles for most of music history. — Christopher Bollen

I don't know anything about the history of music. — Sia Furler

The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music. — Ryan Tedder

Bob Geldof is a nauseating character. Band Aid was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music. — Steven Morrissey

My Dublin wasn't the Dublin of sing-songs, traditional music, sense of history and place and community. — Colin Farrell

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music. — Smokey Robinson

There are pieces that in the history of music that also make me cry. I'm not ashamed to cry. — Charlemagne Palestine

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music ... and of aviation. — Tom Stoppard

Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music. — Renee Fleming

The rise of salsa was such an important time in musical history, not just in Latin music but music in general, because these guys created a new sound. — Jennifer Lopez

History's greatest composers would be appalled to hear their greatest works reduced to distorted hold music for businesses. — Michael P. Naughton

Most of the best music in American history was made by people with no options. — Isaac Brock

Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but for the history of the music. — Christian Scott

I'm not giving up my history and what I've done in my music because I love it and I'm very proud of it. I just want to open it up for more people. — LL Cool J

Truth has a resonance to it that fills the cracks where falsehoods lie. — Rick DeStefanis

I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasn't a big solo artist. — Merry Clayton

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history. — Pat Metheny

Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music. — Dave Grohl

I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz. — Steve Lacy

For centuries, everything was taught through music. History was taught through music; language and mathematics were taught through music. — T Bone Burnett

Believe me when I say that some of the most amazing music in history was made on equipment that's not as good as what you own right now. — Jol Dantzig

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition. — Gracie Gold

Music eats its young and gives birth to a new hybrid creature. — David Byrne

I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made an impact on me. — Billy Joel

I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by. — Pete Seeger

I can speak French, understand Gaelic and know my history. That's the training music has given me. — Eddi Reader

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years. — Debbie Allen

Music wasn't history class; I didn't need to memorize a thousand dates and names. — Leila Sales

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years. — Gavin Bryars

If you learn music, you'll learn history. If you learn music, you'll learn mathematics. If you learn music, you'll learn most all there is to learn. — Edgar Cayce