I just do what the music tells me to do.

I can see the music. I know what it looks like. I know what color it is. The words come easy, the tears come…

— Mary J. Blige

'Words and Music' on Radio 3 is always a treat. Actors read passages of poetry and prose interspersed with music, and nobody tells you…

— Claire Tomalin

Music tells you about the artist and what they were thinking about at the time, because the person has to think about it to…

— Sean Paul

Good music tells a story that people relate to.

— Jen Lilley

To me, country music tells a story about, and deals with, the way people live their lives and what they do.

— Randy Travis

It seems stupid when people limit themselves to one kind of music. It tells me they're not using their ears.

— Diamanda Galas

I've been told that my music tells a story, but I don't know the story.

— Tristan Murail

And I have a dream of a New American Language, one with a little bit more Spanish. I have a dream of a new…

— Dan Bern

I, in middle school, started really, really liking country music because it tells a story. It's really dramatic; I'm really dramatic. There's a lot…

— Jessica Rothe

“The spiders that spin their webs in the corners make music that tells me of his approach.”

— Orrin Grey

Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.

— Bono

Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.

— R. Kelly

With lyrics, I go into a place where I try to hear what the song is about. I have to learn. The music tells…

— Lacey Sturm

Many people learn how to talk, but they don't learn how to listen. Listening to one another is an important thing in life. And…

— Claudio Abbado

There are records I'll listen to one time and zero in on what's happening, and then I'll listen again to something I didn't notice…

— Vijay Iyer