Quotes about music
music harmony notes
As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes. John Dryden
music inarticulate music-is
Music is inarticulate poesy.
musical acting exotic
I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the exotic parts. Loni Anderson
music law jazz
All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws. John Coltrane
music wish firsts
Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.
music thinking glasses
Sometimes I think I was making music through the wrong end of a magnifying glass.
music eye play
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
music wish firsts
Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music as if for the first time, as if I had never heard it before. Being so inescapably a part of it, I'll never know what the listener gets, what the listener feels, and that's too bad.
music scales right-now
I'm into scales right now.
music people desire
When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
music school true-power
...That is one of the main causes of this arrogance: the idea of power. Then you lose your true power which is to be part of all, and the only way you can be part of all is to understand it. And when you don't understand, you have to go humbly to it. You don't go to school and say, 'I know what you're going to teach me'.
music communication emotional
I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood.
music men knowing
Whatever I'd say would be an understatement. I can only say my life was made much better by knowing him. He was one of the greatest people I've ever known, as a man, a friend, and a musician.
music feelings matter
All of the technique doesn't matter... only if the feeling is right.
music jazz-and-life source
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
music spiritual expression
My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
music play sincere
You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.
music moving jazz
I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once.
music fun serious
Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.
music spiritual expression
My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being...When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups...I want to speak to their souls.
music mistake creative
Nothing will stop you being creative more effectively as the fear of making a mistake. John Cleese
music
You know, music is so open, so big, that it makes sense for us to really go international.
music peel separate
You can't separate Peel from the music, they are one and the same thing. The music was all that he was about. It was in his DNA.
musical action type
If someone said, "Here, you have your pick, you can do either a musical, Moulin Rouge type of movie, where you sing and dance, or an action movie, or a Shakespearian or Elizabethan movie," I would definitely love to do a movie that was based on a musical, where I would get to sing, dance and act, all at the same time. Megalyn Echikunwoke
music lonely loneliness
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. Maya Angelou
music people said
She was one of those people who said I don't know anything about music, but I know what I like. Max Beerbohm
music-is ideology
My music is not really about one ideology. It's not about one truth. Matisyahu
music realise striving
I'm not striving for fame, that's for sure. I don't particularly like the idea of celebrity. I would like to be successful with my music, so I realise that there's a balance to be made there. Jamie Lawson
music roll
I'm not really into the rock n' roll lifestyle; I'm a music geek! Michael Kiwanuka
music turning year
I'm going to be turning 40 this year and celebrating my 20th year in the music business.
musical taste week
My musical tastes change every week. Kirk Hammett
music life-is music-is
Let your life be your music and let your music be your life. Kevin Eubanks
musician jazz jazz-music
I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life. Kenneth Rexroth