Quotes About Expression

When I write notes in my journal, I'm just trying to scribble down as much as possible. Later on, I decide whether to follow some of those first impressions or whether to abandon them.

I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes.

The worst words I could ever hear as a bass player was, 'Can you play the root notes?'

I try to convey the musical notes through dance, take on the music.

I've always believed you should sing songs you can really put yourself into. I think the emotion you put into it is just as important as singing the notes.

Auto-tune is good to keep your notes intact, but it doesn't do much for the feel of your voice.

Conducting is about communication. You don't play any notes, but you communicate with the musicians.

When I was 5 years old, I saw people dancing in my head. In college, I would choreograph for the cultural shows, and in my notes, I would actually create formations of people. It was how my whole brain worked.

In rock n' roll, there are notes that aren't like notes. They're something in between, and it's the way you scoop into it.

There are only so many chords and notes in the world.

I used to come home and play piano all day by ear and make songs up or figure out my favourite Elvis songs. I'd make up games by blindfolding myself and singing the harmony to whatever notes I'd play.

It's important to me to be able to hit the notes and just be able to fly when I sing.

There's always more than one way to play the same notes because of the nature of guitar.

Albums like 'Major Moves' or 'High Notes' - those still sound good to me.

I don't have any legato skills; I could never figure out how to roll the notes off.

My movies are personal notes of my whole life.

The right notes mean more than 1,000 mph arpeggios.

Sometimes you can just record anything and slow it down hugely and you'll find all these hidden notes and frequencies that match up really nicely.

I consider myself a jazz singer. I think I stick to the roots of improvisation, singing in front of the beat, behind the beat, playing with notes and harmonies.

If what you do for a living is play drums or bass, then that defines you. You don't want to be some guy missing notes here and there; you want to really speak with it.

The key to performing a song isn't always about hitting the right notes, but about telling a story.

I love to write. I love it. I mean there's nothin in the world I like better, and that includes sex, probably because I'm so very bad at it.

Nothing is more revealing than movement.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.