Subject: Entertainment » Music (Page 5)

I know this music from memory, not from the music.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

Brass bands are all very well in their place – outdoors and several miles away.

(1879 – 1961) English conductor

He has Van Gogh's ear for music.

Charles Farrar Browne (1834 – 1867) humorist

Jack Benny's ability on the violin was legendary; everybody knew he had none.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

You might be a redneck if… you think 'N Sync is where the dirty dishes go.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

A composer for one right hand.

(1813 – 1883) German composer, conductor, theatre director & essayist

The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.

(1909 – 2000) Danish-born comedian & pianist

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

(1889 – 1974) American intellectual, writer, reporter & political commentator

The secret of my piano playing is that I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.

(1882 – 1951) Austrian composer & pianist

It's a bunch of guys all playing different songs at the same time.

(1968 – ) American actor & comedian

Bing Crosby sings like all people think they sing in the shower.

(1916 – 1994) American singer

In China, the piano piece ‘Chopsticks’ is known as ‘Knife and Fork.’

(1922 – ) English comedy writer & television presenter

Accordion: An instrument whose music is long drawn out.

Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

When I need a little advice about Saddam Hussein, I turn to country music.

(1924 – 2018) 41st U.S. president

Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.

(1928 – 2008) American singer, songwriter & rock and roll pioneer

The chief objection of playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Even Bach comes down to the basic suck, blow, suck, suck, blow.

(1914 – 2001) musician, harmonica player

After Rossini dies, who will there be to promote his music?

(1813 – 1883) German composer, conductor, theatre director & essayist

Fortissimo at last!

(1860 – 1911) Austrian composer