Upbeat Quotes - Page 4

• I remember listening to like gospel-y blues tunes. I'd just listen to the rhythm and the music was upbeat. Always upbeat if you get like a good rhythm you can nod your head. You just feel good. But then when you listen to the lyrics it was quite sad.

  Michael Kiwanuka

  Feel Good, Listening, Remember

  "Michael Kiwanuka: For Those Who Think Young". Interview With Scott Simon, www.npr.org. July 28, 2012.

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• I think music is better listened to with other people. Music is better shared. It depends what situation you're in - if it's a song by Tom Waits, it can be nice to be on your own, but if it's something slightly more upbeat, it's amazing to be around people.

  Tom Odell

  Song, Nice, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I can't relate to the idea of suicide. I guess I'm just one of those people that is always optimistic and upbeat. But one day, I sat down. I said 'You know what? Just to kind of purge myself, I want to see what its like to feel that low'. So I decided to write a suicide note. Yeah, just to kinda flush it out there and put it on a page. And I started to do this, and I had an epiphany. I'll share this with you: a suicide note that is written by somebody that is not suicidal is called an autobiography. I am on Chapter 58.

  Dane Cook

  Suicide, Optimistic, Suicidal

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• The truth is, the family is much more creatively nourishing because you're playing on a full keyboard. Whereas when you're single, you're just playing the upbeat jazzy tunes.

  Jerry Seinfeld

  Tunes, Keyboards, Truth Is

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm actually a pretty upbeat person outside of playing music.

  Ryan Adams

  Playing Music, Persons

  "Ryan Adams Gets the Hell Outta Whiskeytown". Interview with Richard Skanse, www.rollingstone.com. September 14, 2000.

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• Originally, the lyrics to "Girl" were really upbeat, and then it didn't work for me somehow. You need the dichotomy. If you're doing something happy and light, you need the shadows.

  Beck

  Girl, Light, Shadow

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