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title: "11 Music Matters Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I feel that it's the music, not anything else, that matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-cruz/i-feel-that-it-s-the-music-not-anything-else-that-matters/)

[Brandon Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-cruz/)

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> [You told me that music matters..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faithless/you-told-me-that-music-matters/)

[Faithless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/faithless/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/faithless-20935_matters_you-told-me-that-music-matters-3108856_3108856.jpg)

> [It doesn't matter how big the shows are, as long as I'm making a living playing music. That's all that matters to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-capaldi/it-doesn-t-matter-how-big-the-shows-are-as-long-as-i-m-making-a/)

[Lewis Capaldi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-capaldi/)

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> [If I like the music then at least some others will too, and that is all that matters in this context.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/if-i-like-the-music-then-at-least-some-others-will-too-and-that-is/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/varg-vikernes-2973_ifs_if-i-like-the-music-then-at-least-some-o_1700701.png)

> [I just want to make music that matters, that people will remember for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/i-just-want-to-make-music-that-matters-that-people-will-remember-for/)

[G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/)

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> [At the end of the day, it is good music that matters to me, so I'm open to offers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankit-tiwari/at-the-end-of-the-day-it-is-good-music-that-matters-to-me-so-i-m-open/)

[Ankit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankit-tiwari/)

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> [I care about being able to play. If you're playing with integrity in the music, then that's what matters. But it wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-care-about-being-able-to-play-if-you-re-playing-with-integrity-in/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

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> [We've got the pretty-boy lead singer and the fat, dumpy drummer, and I'm the zany guitarist. Sure, we've played up the image…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/we-ve-got-the-pretty-boy-lead-singer-and-the-fat-dumpy-drummer-and-i/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54d/rick-nielsen-3997_drummer_we-ve-got-the-pretty-boy-lead-singer-and_1118350.jpg)

> [In the end, it's the music that matters. The images, the arguments, the petty animosities - people forget that there are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marky-ramone/in-the-end-it-s-the-music-that-matters-the-images-the-arguments-the/)

[Marky Ramone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marky-ramone/)

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> [I am impressed when music matters, when genres are broken, when spirits are lifted, when people make a difference, and when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelly-furtado/i-am-impressed-when-music-matters-when-genres-are-broken-when-spirits/)

[Nelly Furtado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelly-furtado/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/nelly-furtado-13823_broken_i-am-impressed-when-music-matters-when-g_1690125.png)

> [But music raises a lot of issues. Music is something that matters to people a lot, and they put a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-loder/but-music-raises-a-lot-of-issues-music-is-something-that-matters-to/)

[Kurt Loder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-loder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/kurt-loder-19993_issues_but-music-raises-a-lot-of-issues-music-i_2650686.png)

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