"Greed and globalization aren’t just America’s fault."
— Arlo Guthrie, musician
"I can’t listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland."
— Woody Allen
"Country music is three chords and the truth."
— Harlan Howard
"If I didn’t do this well, I just wouldn’t have anything to do… I can’t cook, and I’d be a terrible housewife."
— Freddy Mercury (of Queen)
"I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch."
— George Burns, comedian
"All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard no horse sing a song."
— Louis Armstrong
"All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard no horse sing a song."
— Louis Armstrong
"I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it."
— Quincy Jones
"Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it."
— John Lennon
"Music is the strongest form of magic."
— Marilyn Manson