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title: "9 Listen Piece Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Listen Piece quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Listen Piece sayings and thoughts."
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> [I almost never these days sit down with a CD or my laptop and just listen to a piece with a score.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tod-machover/i-almost-never-these-days-sit-down-with-a-cd-or-my-laptop-and-just/)

[Tod Machover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tod-machover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/tod-machover-12406_cds_i-almost-never-these-days-sit-down-with_953632.jpg)

> [When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-listen-to-a-record-or-when-i-m-making-a-record-i-listen-to/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/paul-weller-2405_bass_when-i-listen-to-a-record-or-when-i-m-ma_589611.png)

> [Whenever you listen to a piece of music, what you are actually doing is hearing the latest sentence in a very long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/whenever-you-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-what-you-are-actually-doing/)

[Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/brian-eno-776_communication_whenever-you-listen-to-a-piece-of-music_2764234.jpg)

> [You listen to a piece of music and it will remind you of something - it might make you happy, it might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-rhodes/you-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-and-it-will-remind-you-of-something-it/)

[Nick Rhodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-rhodes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/nick-rhodes-23957_duran-duran_you-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-and-it-wi_317216.jpg)

> [I listen to a piece of music and really get inside it and let it suggest a little universe to create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cunningham/i-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-and-really-get-inside-it-and-let-it/)

[Chris Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cunningham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/chris-cunningham-49866_littles_i-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-and-really_259536.png)

> [Whether you listen to a piece of music, or a poem, or look at a picture or a jug, or a piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basil-bunting/whether-you-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-or-a-poem-or-look-at-a-picture/)

[Basil Bunting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basil-bunting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/basil-bunting-27261_about_whether-you-listen-to-a-piece-of-music-o_1474366.png)

> [I don't listen to music a lot in that I rarely sit down and put on a CD because I really want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hough/i-don-t-listen-to-music-a-lot-in-that-i-rarely-sit-down-and-put-on-a/)

[Stephen Hough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/stephen-hough-6372_listen_i-don-t-listen-to-music-a-lot-in-that-i_2364517.jpg)

> [When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/when-i-listen-to-a-record-or-when-i-m-making-a-record-i-listen-to-2/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/paul-weller-2405_arrangement_when-i-listen-to-a-record-or-when-i-m-ma_756564.png)

> [All you can usually say about a poem or a picture is, 'Look at it, listen to it.' Whether you listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basil-bunting/all-you-can-usually-say-about-a-poem-or-a-picture-is-look-at-it/)

[Basil Bunting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basil-bunting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/basil-bunting-27261_common_all-you-can-usually-say-about-a-poem-or_1184158.png)

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