And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasnt much time. - Joan Collins Quotes
I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country. - John Philip Sousa Quotes
What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can. Learn composition. Study to try to create compositions of your own and put your own personal touch on your music. - Roscoe Mitchell Quotes
To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false. - John Philip Sousa Quotes
I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded, that makes me feel so good and full, and proud and thankful to the good Lord. - Jerry Reed Quotes