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Quotes About Melody

The band in heaven, they play my favorite songPlay it once againPlay it all night long
~ David Byrne
I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.
~ David Byrne
Intonation is the use of pitch to convey meaning in a language. It has been described as the music or melody of speech.
~ David Crystal
And the road is a villain And the road is a friend And the road is a story No beginning no end And the road is a question And the road is an answer And the road will transform you A sly necromancer And the road is a melody And the road is a howl And the road is a paradox A grin and a scowl And the road will not tell Where it's been where it leads And the road is alive It sings and it bleeds Who takes the road Can never return For the road is a fire All pilgrims will burn.
~ David Elliott
I want people to hear the presence of God in the music.
~ Bryan White
God sings, we hum along, and there are many melodies, but it's all one song - one same, wonderful, human song.
~ Mitch Albom
Music should make you feel good.
~ Mark Klepaski
George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.
~ Paul McCartney
Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
~ Kara DioGuardi
Music is a great energizer. It's a language everybody knows.
~ Bill Hicks
You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.
~ Herb Alpert
When the songs of your heart start singing, you should listen...for its harmony will bring you happiness and the melody is the voice of your true spirit.
~ Paulo Coelho
The melody of music makes my heart merry.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Music makes my soul happy.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Music's the medicine of the mind.
~ John A. Logan
Music is important for one's health.
~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The nobleness of silence. The highest melody dwells only in silence,--the sphere melody, the melody of health.
~ Thomas Carlyle
Music can lead people to greater health and happiness.
~ John R. Levine
I feel at home in an orchestral score.
~ Placido Domingo
I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter.
~ Kristin Chenoweth
Hope sings when all melodies are gone.
~ John C. Maxwell
I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I'm not a smoker, I just really like certain songs.
~ Demetri Martin
O passing angel, speed me with a song, a melody of heaven to reach my heart and rouse me to the race and make me strong.
~ Christina Rossetti
We sing because we're happy and happy because we sing
~ Denis Waitley