Quotes About Rhythm

I never taught people where to step on '2', because when I learned how to dance there was no '2'. We just danced to the music.

Music isn't for the eyes, it's for the ears

There are notes between notes, you know.

Music is the soul of language.

I go with the flow. Whatever music you play for me, I'll dance.

If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune.

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.

Never lose the groove to find a note.

My ambition was to live like music.

Music is the framework around the silence.

Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

Anything can become music if listened to long enough

Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend.

I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.

If there is no dance, there is not music.

Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.

And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!

They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.

What came to me as a revelation was the use of rhythm in developing an overall structure in music.

There's only two kinds of music: the blues and zippety doo-dah.

Music then is simply the result of the effects of Love on rhythm and harmony.

I think that the rhythm sections, drummers in particular, are the unsuing heroes of the music. It's the rhythm section that has changed the styles from one period to the other.

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.