Quotes About Music

With all your music, loud and lustily, With every dainty joy of sight and smell, Prepare a banquet meet to entertain The Lord of Thunder, that hath set you free From old oppression.

My music is in young people's lives because it's so much a part of their parents' lives.

Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me.

I was in lots of dodgy bands growing up and I always fancied myself in a band. But, you know, I was rubbish at writing music. So maybe one day I'll play a rock star, or punk rocker.

Being British, I don't really have a way of expressing myself in conversation. Music transcends language.

I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by.

Although I don't believe in God, Bach's music shows me what a love of God must feel like.

I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically.

I mean, people listen to music, and they like that, but I think in England, a lot of people don't like contemporary art.

Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt.

Anyone who understands Jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it.

Honestly, my favorite kind of dancing is just lettin' loose. There's something great about the carefree flinging of your body to great music. It can be so joyous.

Music without a message is just sound

When his veering gait And every motion of his starry train Seem governed by a strain Of music, audible to him alone.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot.

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. Im looking to elevate through my music, and through my music I educate.

You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes.

This is the saddest, most depressing music I've ever heard. It makes me so happy.

The tragedy of music is that it begins with perfection.

Maybe if I knew music, I couldn't do what I am doing.

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.