Music Quotes
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I am a singer. You love me or hate me based on my music. If you are judging me based on my nationality and religion, you are a racist. This is very offensive. I cannot encourage that.
Adnan Sami -
I have been in the music industry ever since I was six years old. I have been inspired by so many great artists and of course trying to be original at the same time. I try not to work under boundaries while I'm making music.
Asher Monroe
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Music is the language of the heart without words.
Shinichi Suzuki -
One of my goals in making music is to make the world seem bigger, and life seem larger.
Ezra Furman -
I understand you guys know what you want and you stick with it. For me…as long as it’s soulful, and soulful to me is all kinds of music. You have soulful rock, soulful house…you’ve got soul R&B, there’s just so much of it. I don’t want to be pigeonholed into one particular genre. As long as it’s good, that’s what I’m interested in.
Imaani Incognito -
I don't have to support Bibi, his government or any other conservative organization in order to come and play music in Israel, for people who want to come and listen to music. I think it's b******t to ask me to boycott Israel and not America. It's interesting that some people choose to pick on Israel and isolate her... I was invited to perform and that's why I'll perform, as long as the border is open and I'm welcomed. I'm just coming to play.
Anton Newcombe -
Our spirit of life is not identical with that of our ancestors, and therefore their music, even if restored with utter technical perfections, can never have to us precisely the same meaning it had for them. We cannot tear down the barricade that separates the present world from things and deeds past.
Paul Hindemith -
Once, somebody asked Robert Schumann to explain the meaning of a certain piece of music he had just played on the piano. What Robert Schumann did was sit back down at the piano and play the piece of music again.
David Markson
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The more music you love, the happier you will be.
Hayley Williams Paramore -
It doesn't matter how big the shows are, as long as I'm making a living playing music. That's all that matters to me.
Lewis Capaldi -
The blues are just a heightened sense of awareness of life's ups and downs, and things that a guy sees after a couple hits of Jack Daniels.
Steven Tyler Aerosmith -
Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole thing goes out the window.
Steven Adler -
Ivan said, If only we could eat violin music.
Catherynne M. Valente -
I feel cool about making music and I feel secure pushing boundaries in my music. But things like videos and photos I find really difficult. I don't really like being in front of a camera - even though it is my job and I must act like I do.
EMA
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For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.
Wim Wenders -
It's getting to the point where, to be honest with you, even though there is a lot of great music around, especially in clubland, certainly from my corner of something I just felt like I needed to get my hands dirty and DJ out.
Erol Alkan -
I don't think it will ever be lessened. Because I always move on to something else - and the music that I listen to, that I ingest, is a lot different than what I put out. I'm always becoming obsessed with the next phase of my musical vocabulary.
Bradford Cox -
I feel like I can see the music and can see how the character of the music actually flows. For me, that's music to my eyes.
Nyle DiMarco -
If you're happy with the music you're making and proud of it, then you have every right to be doing it and have fans.
JessB -
Michael was a type of person the whole family went behind who crossed all borders with his music.
Joseph Jackson
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But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.
Casey Kasem -
We can mention only one point (which experience confirms), namely, that next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. No greater commendation than this can be found — at least not by us. After all, the gift of language combined with the gift of song was only given to man to let him know that he should praise God with both word and music, namely, by proclaiming [the Word of God] through music.
Martin Luther -
Music is proof that beauty is deeper than looks.
Hayley Williams Paramore -
Other artists' music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music and a lot of soul music. I also really like a lot of new stuff.
Ben Rector