Quotes About Music

An authentic updating of sacred music can take place only in the lineage of the great tradition of the past, of Gregorian chant and of sacred polyphony.

I realize that I will never fully understand the millions of bizarre ways that music brings people together.

Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not.

I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident.

I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing.

I don't have any dreams or aspirations or goals I want to meet music-wise, so there's nothing to keep me from being level-headed.

Richard Strauss--Old Home Week in Gomorrah

I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to rearrange the way you can think.

When words fail to express the exalted sentiments and finer emotions of the human heart, music becomes the sublimated language of the soul, the divine instrumentality for its higher utterance.

Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music

The devil won't stay where there is music.

I liked to drive around, just playing music for everyone.

This is going to sound crazy, but I can hear music in my head. I can imagine a piano or a guitar playing, and I can sort of think out.

In the house of lovers, the music never stops, the walls are made of songs & the floor dances

There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was country, they were like, 'What?

I dont know if its embarrassing, but I have a lot of girl Christian music.

After moving back to LA, I definitely would love to go to school and do more music in between acting as well as finally learning how to drive!

I must play the instrument I've got.

My motivation comes from a love of being creative. I'm in love with music and colour and laughter and dancing and all things that are beautiful.

I don't understand why the press is so interested in speculating about my appearance, anyway. What does my face have to do with my music or my dancing?

People need routines. It's like a theme in music. But it also restrictsyour thoughts and actions and limits your freedom. It structures your priorities and in some cases distorts your logic.

In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians.

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

From Mozart I learnt to say important things in a conversational way.