Quotes About Connection

We need music to restore the human spirit

There's some connection between visual images and music. But there's plenty of old records where I have no idea what the band looked like, or even what sort of context the music was played in.

I think I infuse the music with a new passion. Part of this is because I have fallen in love: I am in love with the New York Philharmonic. The chemistry has just been right. Beyond expectation.

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

If kids say I'm just a gospel rapper, I won't be able to get in their cars.

Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is.

In the world of music, the audience is not just fans of music; they're fans of many things.

What do artists do? Artists give people something they didn't know they were missing: a dance, a piece of music, a painting, a piece of sculpture. Catering to that need is the best business strategy.

As in an organ from one blast of wind To many a row of pipes the soundboard breathes.

The collectability of music is something lost in the age of MP3s and album downloads. Holding an album in your hands and having the full-sized artwork reconnects the artist and the listener.

You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends.

That's what music is for me. It's a place to go to.

I want to sing for people. I want them to have the music. It's a nice feeling.

I try to sing whatever the music makes me feel. And we play so much music from the other records at shows that I hope no one will miss the old style too much.

I want to tell stories and make people feel good. That's when music is at its finest.

People who understand music hear sounds that no one else makes when Frank Sinatra sings.

Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. I wish my life had more of it.

Well, I loved singing in the chorus, and there was some connection for me between gospel and choral music.

Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.

And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.

Really connecting with someone and maybe opening their mind a little bit, is such a cool thing to be able to do through music.

So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling?

I expect the audience to come up to my level.

You couldn't not like someone who liked the guitar.