Music Quotes
In this day and time you can't even get sick; you are strung-out! Well by God, I'll tell you something, friend: I have never been strung-out in my life, except on music!
The image is one thing and the human being is another...it's very hard to live up to an image.
I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts painting. And I can see different colors.
May, queen of blossoms, And fulfilling flowers, With what pretty music Shall we charm the hours? Wilt thou have pipe and reed, Blown in the open mead? Or to the lute give heed In the green bowers.
I don't work so hard at trying to get every song to be three-dimensional and mean so much. I just want to breathe, right now, with the music.
When a smile touches our hearts. When the forest stills us to peace. When music moves us to rapture. When we really love, laugh or dance with joy. We are at one with the Angels.
We want to generate the electricity of peace through music, and it’s a thrill to know that the super-creative, enthusiastic musicians of our world are with us to achieve this goal.
Film noir has a mood that everyone can feel. It’s people in trouble, at night, with a little bit of wind and the right kind of music. It’s a beautiful thing.
Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing.
As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.
I'm a fanatic about Irish music. I love its moody, modal and timeless quality. I'm different from some other composers, because I don't look at this as just a job. I think of music as art.
When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful.
And then there's my Grandson: He's certainly got the music together, there's just no question about it.
Hate and anger and disappointment and rage can be channeled in music into the most positive place.
When done right, music should breathe, be alive. It's not about getting it perfect, it's about capturing lightning in a bottle.
I just don't hear anyone else making the music I'm making in my head, so I'll have to do it myself.
I always wanted to be a comedian and actor. I basically stumbled into the music medium, though. I'm OK, but that's about it. I like to think I'm good enough not to negatively affect the performance.
I don't judge too much as long as it's good. As long as it's good music and good artistry, I'm with it.
Dancing inspires my music. Having your girlfriends all together and just being free and happy.
I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us
That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only culture that America has brought forth.
A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.
I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program.
People say footballers have terrible taste in music but I would dispute that. In the car at the moment I've got The Corrs, Cher, Phil Collins, Shania Twain and Rod Stewart.
Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal.
Music is not a science any more than poetry is. It is a sublime instinct, like genius of all kinds.
Silence... is the essence of the music itself, the vital ingredient that makes it possible for the music to exist at all.
If you have this passion for music, you don't stop doing it - it chooses you and doesn't release you.
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.
I own a mortgage company and a real estate company funded by the music. Florida is a kinda gold mine.
I don't write my music for Sony. I write it for the people who are screaming down the road crying to a full-blast stereo.
My raps are a decision, rabble rousing, spiritual, like gospel music. I don't want to dance. We have so many things to deal with, we need to talk straight up and down.
I like rock music. I also like classical, if you ask me. I'm very adaptable, they say that. But I have certain preference too, be honest.
For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The MUSIC is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument.
Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations are a potent force to fight for social justice.
There's a lot of injustice in the world and it's what I sing about in my music and what I try to confront in my life as an activist.
If I can't play music, what am I gonna do? Music keeps people sane. When you enjoy yourself, most of the time the people who are listening to you enjoy it.