James Newton Howard Quotes

I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry.

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.

There's enough music in the world. There are enough rock stars.

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home.

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

Being a musician has actually surrounded and immersed me in pop culture and youth culture from a very young age. But even before I was singing in bands and creating any kind of art, I was always fascinated by pop culture.

I would not want to do anything that would take away from my career in music. I will always be a musician first.

I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano.

I didn't know music would end up being my job, but I loved it so much I wanted to do it every day.

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

Music's not like becoming a doctor, who can walk into a community and find people who need him.

A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.

I can spend the day without writing or reading, but I can't spend a day without listening to music.

I write and play music. I'd like to be a musician at some point.

I played the guitar and thought that was what I was going to do as a career. I still record music that is played in my restaurants.

Music is my number one, it's my life, it's my everything. I'm enjoying challenging myself; I want to raise the bar and set a new standard for Australian pop artists.

I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.

There is still a future with music, because people want music.

I've never loved listening to music.

I don't know whether schooling would have helped me get farther along in music at this time. I doubt it would have.

I hope I don't give music a bad name.