--- title: "9 Music Melody Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Music Melody quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Music Melody sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adam-duritz-12230_firsts_it-s-always-music-first-or-melody-and-wo_1181857.png" --- > [It's always music first, or melody and words together, but never words first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-duritz/it-s-always-music-first-or-melody-and-words-together-but-never-words/) [Adam Duritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-duritz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adam-duritz-12230_firsts_it-s-always-music-first-or-melody-and-wo_1181857.png) > [Music is the melody whose text is the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-schopenhauer/music-is-the-melody-whose-text-is-the-world/) [Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-schopenhauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/arthur-schopenhauer-226_melody_music-is-the-melody-whose-text-is-the-wo_2411408.jpg) > [“Music is the melody that longs to be heard by someone who can appreciate it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzette-vearnon/music-is-the-melody-that-longs-to-be-heard-by-someone-who-can/) [Suzette Vearnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzette-vearnon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/suzette-vearnon-51135_math_music-is-the-melody-that-longs-to-be-hea_1564631.jpg) > [“Music is a melody of words that gets into your soul”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-mackie/music-is-a-melody-of-words-that-gets-into-your-soul/) [Fiona MacKie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-mackie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/fiona-mackie-237576_music_music-is-a-melody-of-words-that-gets-int_1038913.jpg) > [A good melody may be translated into any language while still remaining consistent with the tune since music and melody know no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanishk-bagchi/a-good-melody-may-be-translated-into-any-language-while-still/) [Tanishk Bagchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanishk-bagchi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/tanishk-bagchi-8371_boundaries_a-good-melody-may-be-translated-into-any_3072156.jpg) > [The only form of music is melody, without melody music is not feasible, and music and melody are quite inseparable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wagner/the-only-form-of-music-is-melody-without-melody-music-is-not-feasible/) [Richard Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wagner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/richard-wagner-7708_form_the-only-form-of-music-is-melody-without_768656.jpg) > [Harmony is the third element of music, after melody and rhythm, and also the one which requires the most study to actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chilly-gonzales/harmony-is-the-third-element-of-music-after-melody-and-rhythm-and/) [Chilly Gonzales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chilly-gonzales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/chilly-gonzales-43942_difficult_harmony-is-the-third-element-of-music-af_274419.jpg) > [I think it all comes back to the individual. My instrument's just a pile of metal and wood! If you listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefon-harris/i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-the-individual-my-instrument-s-just-a/) [Stefon Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefon-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/stefon-harris-26052_individual_i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-the-individ_683198.jpg) > [“O music! A melody occurs to you; you sing it silently, inwardly only; you steep your being in it; it takes possession…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hermann-hesse/o-music-a-melody-occurs-to-you-you-sing-it-silently-inwardly-only-you/) [Hermann Hesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hermann-hesse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/hermann-hesse-130_joy_o-music-a-melody-occurs-to-you-you-sing_1217098.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-melody/#itemlist", "name": "Music Melody Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's always music first, or melody and words together, but never words first.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Duritz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-duritz/it-s-always-music-first-or-melody-and-words-together-but-never-words/", "image": { "@type": 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My instrument's just a pile of metal and wood! If you listen to the way I speak I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument that concept comes through very clearly. In fact some people who've seen me play have noticed that I'm singing - but it's more that I'm actually speaking. So it's not really about the instrument. But for me, in my thinking, the music is all about the melody. 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