I've been told that my music tells a story, but I don't…

My favorite thing about music is that it tells a story. You can hear the message without having to understand the words. I love…

— Lacey Sturm

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

— Randy Travis

Good music tells a story that people relate to.

— Jen Lilley

“Every picture tells a story. But sometimes it's hard to know what story is actually being told.”

— Anastasia Hollings

You told me that music matters..

— Faithless

Because in both TV and film every story under the sun is being told, and so music shouldn't be restricted to have to follow,…

— Hildur Gudnadottir

I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener.

— Roger Sessions

In my whole life, I've had maybe 10 people who have told me how much my music means to them.

— David Berman

I've often been told that if music doesn't work out I could be a comedian.

— Jade Bird

Nobody knows you, until they know your story.

— Veronica Chavarria-Servin

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

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