I remember that the bass was turned up slightly more on the mix from last week, and I thought that was good - or whatever. Like, there were some litt….

RULERS should be careful about what songs are allowed to be sung..

My mother wanted me to learn how to read music. She'd given fiddles to my two older brothers, but they'd rebelled. I came along and my father said, "….

Then, you know, the other more-traditional role of the producer in, like, the kind of Quincy Jones sense is kind of part arranger. So you're coming u….

Music saved my life. I mean, music is life. It is everything to me. It's why I can meet people - I was so shy as a kid, and when I started to write s….

I really love something about being around the recording studios - you know, like, those days in the '80s they'd be, like, in the studio 'til 4, 5, 6….

I love entertaining Korean people with traditional songs from Ecuador . It has been an exceptional, new experience for me to perform in Korea and I e….

There are many people writing songs. That is absolutely wonderful. Who knows, there may be some kid in diapers and he or she might succeed in capturi….

Fear dims when you learn things..

I think Katy B encapsulates young London in a way I never could. She reps London harder than anyone song-wise since Lily Allen..

That's the main thing you have to have... trust..

I learned by transcribing songs out of the Library of Congress collection in Washington where I was working. I got a job when I just turned twenty in….

Throughout history the leaders of the countries have been very particular about what songs should be sung. We know the power of songs..

Beauty exists where you least expect to find it..

I'd really rather put songs on people's lips than in their ears..

In the largest sense, every work of art is protest... A lullaby is a propaganda song and any three-year-old knows it... A hymn is a controversial son….

In the United States, many people said you can't have folk music in the United States because you don't have any peasant class. But the funny thing w….

I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs are all about the human condition, and people will be ….

You know, like, there's songs like "Valerie" and "Bang Bang Bang" that I was so proud of. And, you know, the level of success that they had - if they….

A good song reminds us what we're fighting for..

Every now and then, I might listen to music, but I try not to listen to it too much because when you turn on the radio and hear the same song over an….