Cool quotes from Western music artists

Every time I wake up in the morning, my future begins.Miles Davis

Miles Davis – So What (Official Video)

Cool and stylish, Miles Davis even spoke in a way that was cool.

He wasn’t like ordinary people who start every day the same.

True to his words, throughout his career he kept shedding his past self and continually challenged himself to create new musical expressions.

He must have been someone whose head was always brimming with ideas.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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I go to the record shop all the time. It’s like how kids go to the candy store, right?Paul Weller

Paul Weller – My Ever Changing Moods (Live)

Paul Weller, who rose to fame with The Style Council.

Even now, at an age where his own children are pursuing careers as musicians, it feels like these words express his desire not to forget the sense of excitement he had as a child.

I hope he continues with that attitude and keeps bringing wonderful music into the world.

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When I listened to Little Richard, I set my world on fire.David Bowie

D Bowie / Collection of Famous Quotes and Remarks Part 1

As expected, the expression is unique.

Perhaps the most important thing is to ignite your own world yourself.

It wasn’t that someone else lit the fire; Bowie chose his own path by his own will, and that’s how he became Bowie.

Rock ’n’ roll doesn’t free us from our anguish or let us escape it. It just makes us dance with it.Pete Townshend

The Who – My Generation (1967)

Pete Townshend is best known as the guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who, and is also famous for his flamboyant performances, such as the windmill technique in which he plays while swinging his right arm in wide circles.

As he says, the more seriously you throw yourself into something, the more you may find yourself lost.

And perhaps it is the audience who are ultimately set free.

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I’m always thinking not about how to play, but why to play. If you have time to copy Randy Rhoads, you’d be better off studying how to make a siren sound on the guitar.Tom Morello

Raury – Friends (Official Video) ft. Tom Morello

As you say, true music cannot arise from mere imitation.

We copy in order to discover the meaning within it.

Developing technique is important, but I think Tom is saying that the desire to express something matters even more.

That said, without technique, expression itself is difficult…

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Truly radical and wonderful music is always witnessed by only a few people.Ian MacKaye

Fugazi – Turnover – (Live 1991)

Words of Ian MacKaye, a member of the rock band Fugazi.

It’s true that things that become huge hits are often, at that point, made more mainstream—having their rough edges smoothed off so they appeal to everyone.

In terms of food, it’s like fast food or chain restaurants.

Maybe the nuance is something like: the best way to eat freshly caught fish is right there on the boat.

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I have no home to live in this world.Woody Guthrie

I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore – Woody Guthrie

It’s the title of a Woody Guthrie song.

During the Great Depression in America from the 1920s onward, he cried out that he no longer even had a home to live in.

It’s a lament that still strikes a chord in modern Japan.

Like today’s street musicians, Woody roamed from place to place with just his guitar, singing of the hearts of the poor.

He was called a “troubadour,” and Bob Dylan was greatly influenced by him.