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title: "7 Telling Music Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Telling Music quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Telling Music sayings and thoughts."
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> [I get tons of messages every day telling me, 'Your music has provided me with answers.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yungblud/i-get-tons-of-messages-every-day-telling-me-your-music-has-provided/)

[Yungblud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yungblud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/yungblud-9469_answers_i-get-tons-of-messages-every-day-telling_465654.jpg)

> [I like to make people dream and think and imagine and learn and study. Nowadays, music is so literal - it's telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-angelique/i-like-to-make-people-dream-and-think-and-imagine-and-learn-and-study/)

[Dawn Angelique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-angelique/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/dawn-angelique-26698_dream_i-like-to-make-people-dream-and-think-an_820130.jpg)

> [I have people telling me what I can and can't do, what music I can and can't make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arthur/i-have-people-telling-me-what-i-can-and-can-t-do-what-music-i-can-and/)

[James Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arthur/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/james-arthur-3067_i-can_i-have-people-telling-me-what-i-can-and_1114989.png)

> [I've always been scared of somebody telling me what to do with my music. What if a great acting opportunity came up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-greenberg/i-ve-always-been-scared-of-somebody-telling-me-what-to-do-with-my/)

[Bryan Greenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-greenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/bryan-greenberg-16592_acting_i-ve-always-been-scared-of-somebody-tell_1336462.jpg)

> [“People keep telling me that my music has helped them through periods of their life, and I've never understood how that happens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-mcdonough/people-keep-telling-me-that-my-music-has-helped-them-through-periods/)

[Jimmy McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-mcdonough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/jimmy-mcdonough-70293_life_people-keep-telling-me-that-my-music-has_1726251.jpg)

> [Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/telling-someone-about-what-a-symbol-means-is-like-telling-someone-how/)

[Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/dan-brown-203_feels_telling-someone-about-what-a-symbol-mean_3092934.png)

> [I've learned how much of an impact that music has on people. I get messages all the time from people telling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-derulo/i-ve-learned-how-much-of-an-impact-that-music-has-on-people-i-get/)

[Jason Derulo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-derulo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/jason-derulo-7795_done_i-ve-learned-how-much-of-an-impact-that_3132478.jpg)

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