Great music Quotes · Page 6

Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.

— Ravi Shankar

In the presence of great music we have no alternative but to live nobly.

— Sean O Faolain

I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.

— Thomas A. Edison

“Great music as much about the space in between the notes as it is about the notes themselves.”

— Sting

Salsa is a phenomenal way to stay fit, have a great time with your friends and listen to great music.

— Vanessa L. Williams

No matter what culture you're from, everyone loves music.

— Billy Joel

People tell me not to live in the past BUT, That's where all the cool cars and great music is from !!

— Nishan Panwar

That's kind of the mission statement for the label: to try to do great music that touches people's hearts.

— Ricky Skaggs

Let me create great music, go in the studio, and possibly become a memory and a time stamp in people's lives -…

— Craig David

I just want to make great music. There's not a genre that I would categorize it as, but I want it to…

— Justine Skye

“Give a prayer of thanks for all you have. Work on your gratitude list. Listen to some great music. Watch the sun…

— Robin S. Sharma

I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn't be an announcement that divides…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.

— Cecilia Bartoli

The early '90s was the best time for hip-hop. The Cube's, the Snoop's, the Dre's - that was a golden time with…

— DJ Yella

By and large, Americans close their ears to anything not in English. That's stupid because there's some great music around the world…

— Gene Simmons

I was playing in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as principal horn. I was there for some 15 years - one of the…

— Gunther Schuller

I always say to people that I left hip-hop in '97, meaning that I departed from listening to predominately hip-hop and just…

— Adrian Younge

The problem is that the internet IS some kid in a basement with an opinion. The fact that David Bowie and Elton…

— Page Hamilton

I can't believe 50 years have gone by since that film was released. I blinked and suddenly here I am. We all…

— Julie Andrews

I grew up on misogynist, devil-worshipping heavy metal music, and then it was groups like The Clash and Public Enemy that reminded…

— Tom Morello

I would say my relationships have always affected my music. Each one. I wrote most of my great songs, that I'm still…

— Kevin McCall

You're in good spirits when you create and produce great music. All situations inspire music in different ways, man, from good situations,…

— Big Sean

From the opening lines, Sleeping with Schubert is a hilarious, whimsical romp through the looking glass of a great musical mystery. The…

— Jonis Agee

I think those three voices together might sound interesting. I'm really excited about this tour because there's so many great singers and…

— Adam Levine

Great music is great music. It doesn't matter what genre it belongs.

— Stjepan Hauser

Sometimes you see these great musicians on the same playbill, in concert together, and it blows your mind.

— Susan Tedeschi

“I like great music, but who doesn’t? Oh yeah, deaf people.”

— Jarod Kintz

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.

— Michael Jackson

I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.

— Katey Sagal

Great music, timeless music is hard to come by, but there are some that are like that.

— Tionne Watkins

Slightly forgettable movies can sometimes make great musicals.

— Mark Gatiss

Great music and great artists create their own music and look and are not manufactured.

— Bill Bailey

Great music is in a sense serene; it is certain of the values it asserts.

— Rebecca West

I grew up on Public Enemy, which had a message with great music behind it.

— Madlib

I grew up listening to great music that molded my character and my artistry, that helped me.

— Scarface

The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.

— Sam Rivers

I don't consider myself to be a great musician, but my first album was a record hit in Pakistan.

— Atif Aslam

When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.

— John McLaughlin

I go to my fair share of festivals and gigs and I know that there are great musical talents out there.

— Rhod Gilbert

I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage.

— Mel Brooks