--- title: "12 Music Read Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Music Read quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Music Read sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/no-one-48171_books_if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simpl_642933.jpg" --- > [“If you must, i'll just say nice and simple - listen music, read books”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/no-one/if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simple-listen-music-read-books/) [no one](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/no-one/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/no-one-48171_books_if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simpl_642933.jpg) > [I could read music before I could read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read/) [Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/condoleezza-rice-807_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-1_1672871.jpg) > [I'm quite reflective - I listen to music, I read, I walk with Django.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/i-m-quite-reflective-i-listen-to-music-i-read-i-walk-with-django/) [Julian Bream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-bream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/julian-bream-9656_listen_i-m-quite-reflective-i-listen-to-music-i_3089277.jpg) > [I could read music before I could read words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-phoenix/i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-words/) [Beth Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-phoenix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/beth-phoenix-11903_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-w_981194.jpg) > [I've been making music for a while. And I could read about myself on the Internet for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azealia-banks/i-ve-been-making-music-for-a-while-and-i-could-read-about-myself-on/) [Azealia Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azealia-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/azealia-banks-24571_internet_i-ve-been-making-music-for-a-while-and-i_446588.png) > [The very funny thing about "Like A Rolling Stone" is it was a six minute song, there was no music to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-kooper/the-very-funny-thing-about-like-a-rolling-stone-is-it-was-a-six/) [Al Kooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-kooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/al-kooper-27961_band_the-very-funny-thing-about-like-a-rollin_2182210.jpg) > [I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-larson/i-don-t-listen-to-music-when-i-write-but-i-do-turn-on-appropriate/) [Erik Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-larson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/erik-larson-1710_appropriate_i-don-t-listen-to-music-when-i-write-but_1281021.png) > [I can't write or read music. I am self-taught and never learned formally. It can be a curse sometimes but I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/einar-selvik/i-can-t-write-or-read-music-i-am-self-taught-and-never-learned/) [Einar Selvik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/einar-selvik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/einar-selvik-42673_curse_i-can-t-write-or-read-music-i-am-self-ta_2641812.jpg) > [Anybody who has listened to certain kinds of music, or read certain kinds of poetry, or heard certain kinds of performances on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-leacock/anybody-who-has-listened-to-certain-kinds-of-music-or-read-certain/) [Stephen Leacock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-leacock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/stephen-leacock-4891_aspect_anybody-who-has-listened-to-certain-kind_2597106.png) > [I really went back through a lot of the dark corridors of my life in this. I wanted people to know who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-marie-presley/i-really-went-back-through-a-lot-of-the-dark-corridors-of-my-life-in/) [Lisa Marie Presley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-marie-presley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/lisa-marie-presley-8719_dark_i-really-went-back-through-a-lot-of-the_1513707.jpg) > [As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/as-you-read-a-book-word-by-word-and-page-by-page-you-participate-in/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/ursula-k-le-guin-138_book_as-you-read-a-book-word-by-word-and-page_3177692.jpg) > [One of the most important things is to learn to read music. If you can read music, most people can play by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-taylor/one-of-the-most-important-things-is-to-learn-to-read-music-if-you-can/) [Paul Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/paul-taylor-21504_important-things_one-of-the-most-important-things-is-to-l_459168.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-read/#itemlist", "name": "Music Read Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you must, i'll just say nice and simple - listen music, read books”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "no one" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/no-one/if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simple-listen-music-read-books/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/no-one-48171_books_if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simpl_642933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/no-one-48171_books_if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simpl_642933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/no-one-48171_books_if-you-must-i-ll-just-say-nice-and-simpl_642933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you must, i'll just say nice and simple - listen music, read books” — no one", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I could read music before I could read.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Condoleezza Rice" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/condoleezza-rice-807_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-1_1672871.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/condoleezza-rice-807_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-1_1672871.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/condoleezza-rice-807_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-1_1672871.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I could read music before I could read.” — Condoleezza Rice", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm quite reflective - I listen to music, I read, I walk with Django.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julian Bream" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/i-m-quite-reflective-i-listen-to-music-i-read-i-walk-with-django/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/julian-bream-9656_listen_i-m-quite-reflective-i-listen-to-music-i_3089277.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/julian-bream-9656_listen_i-m-quite-reflective-i-listen-to-music-i_3089277.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5e/julian-bream-9656_listen_i-m-quite-reflective-i-listen-to-music-i_3089277.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm quite reflective - I listen to music, I read, I walk with Django.” — Julian Bream", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I could read music before I could read words.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Beth Phoenix" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-phoenix/i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-words/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/beth-phoenix-11903_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-w_981194.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/beth-phoenix-11903_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-w_981194.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/beth-phoenix-11903_before_i-could-read-music-before-i-could-read-w_981194.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I could read music before I could read words.” — Beth Phoenix", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been making music for a while. 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