The genius of rock music is that it matched the cultural hysteria around it. — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
I still believe that music is one of the greatest gifts that God gave to man. — George Michael Copy Share Image
Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends. — Alphonse de Lamartine Copy Share Image
The history of music is nothing more than the history of art-music or classical music, the music that was commissioned by aristocrats. — Frank Fairfield Copy Share Image
I feel I must fight for [my music], because I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs; not… — Ethel Smyth Copy Share Image
I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music… — Luke Bryan Copy Share Image
Music is like painting in sound. You take it into your inner heart and never lose it. It's eternally mysterious. — Van Cliburn Copy Share Image
In some instances, music is actually better than the spoken word, because it doesn't need to be understood. — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
There are a lot of new artists that I really dig and I think they really understand what R&B and Soul music… — D'wayne Wiggins Copy Share Image
My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I… — Imelda May Copy Share Image
I'm realistic about my age and realistic about the fact that there's an awful lot less in front of me than there… — Roger Daltrey Copy Share Image
I think this market space, this modern world we're living in, one of its greatest failures is that it can only seem… — Herbert Copy Share Image
Because Caribbean music is now coming back into the mainstream, there are so many things that make this the perfect time to… — Kreesha Turner Copy Share Image
I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a… — Justin Adams Copy Share Image
Folk music is not for a select group of people who feel that maybe he taught them about this music and that… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
Folk music was to strengthen and unify people, whether it was through an uprising and rebellion or whether is was through hard… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
I love making music. I feel like people often get into that 'you should only make music for yourself' kind of place,… — Thomston Copy Share Image
I think the fact that Napster is stealing recorded music is something that we have to stop. It's taking money out of… — Art Alexakis Copy Share Image
In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator is of animal origin. In cultures where… — Joscelyn Godwin Copy Share Image
Beauty in music is too often confused with something that lets the ears lie back in an easy chair. Many sounds that… — Charles Ives Copy Share Image
My only advice as an experience older singer is about singing, it isn't about music. To have a career in music is… — Thomas Hampson Copy Share Image
When I give a concert, I know they're not going to hear everything; there might be a lot going on. My individual… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
The further I wake into this life, the more I realize that God is everywhere and the extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
I'm chasing a kind of language that can be unburdened by people's expectations. I think music is the primary model-how close can… — Terrance Hayes Copy Share Image
Percussion music is revolution. Sound and rhythm have too long been submissive to the restrictions of nineteenth century music. Today we are… — John Cage Copy Share Image
When you go to South Africa, you get a different vibe and a different sound. The music is awesome the people are… — Ice Prince Copy Share Image
music is a missionary effort to colonize earth for imperialistic heaven. — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
It was a great time to be making music because everything else was changing. — Gordon Waller Copy Share Image