Music Quotes - Page 36

I think that a musician is like a doctor, he's supposed to heal people and make them feel better.

Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.

I’ve started thinking about pure electronic music again. Something very melodic, very aggressive.

I don't separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing and goes on from there.

When we die, we will turn into songs, and we will hear each other and remember each other.

Jazz is letting everybody do his or her thing with the music.

Music chooses her musicians.

Making music should not be left to the professionals.

Any good music must be an innovation.

Poetry, plays, novels, music, they are the cry of the human spirit trying to understand itself and make sense of our world.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

Only become a musician if there is absolutely no other way you can make a living.

Anything can become music if listened to long enough

What is usually called 'intelligence' refers to the linguistic and logical capacities that are valued in certain kinds of school and for certain school-like tasks. It leaves little if any room for spatial intelligence, personal intelligences, musical intelligence, etc.

Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Musical compositions, it should be remembered, do not inhabit certain countries, certain museums, like paintings and statues. The Mozart Quintet is not shut up in Salzburg: I have it in my pocket.

I think pure country music includes rock and roll .. I've never been able to get into the further label of country-rock .. how can you define something like that ? - I just say this: It's music. Either it's good or it's bad; either you like it or you don't

Follow your musical instincts. Do what you feel is right. Don't be relegated to a certain category.

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

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are.

When I don't like a piece of music, I make a point of listening to it more closely

Musicians should never forget that we're blessed. We have a special gift that people can enjoy through us. We've had the good fortune to receive this and pass it along to others.