--- title: "32 Thinking Music Quotes by 31 authors" description: "Browse 32 Thinking Music quotes by 31 authors. Discover the best Thinking Music sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/anonymous-1_always-thinking_i-m-always-thinking-music-2492559_2492559.jpg" --- > [“I'm always thinking music.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-always-thinking-music/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/anonymous-1_always-thinking_i-m-always-thinking-music-2492559_2492559.jpg) > [I love truly forward-thinking music, and I'm not even sure I'd describe my work as that, even.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-love-truly-forward-thinking-music-and-i-m-not-even-sure-i-d/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/jon-hopkins-6720_even_i-love-truly-forward-thinking-music-and_1690396.jpg) > [When I'm playing best, I'm just thinking about the music, just interacting with what my bandmates are playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-saunier/when-i-m-playing-best-i-m-just-thinking-about-the-music-just/) [Greg Saunier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-saunier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/greg-saunier-18989_interacting_when-i-m-playing-best-i-m-just-thinking_1627566.jpg) > [People who are thinking about your music almost as much as you are, that almost never happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/people-who-are-thinking-about-your-music-almost-as-much-as-you-are/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd6/andrew-bird-4041_happens_people-who-are-thinking-about-your-music_1623435.png) > [I wasn't thinking so much of music. I wasnt thinking so much of perfection or stardom or any of that stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-wasn-t-thinking-so-much-of-music-i-wasnt-thinking-so-much-of/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/patti-smith-394_music_i-wasn-t-thinking-so-much-of-music-i-was_1046484.jpg) > [Stop thinking about the audience and what they may be thinking of your music. Just play the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/stop-thinking-about-the-audience-and-what-they-may-be-thinking-of/) [Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/philip-toshio-sudo-25640_audience_stop-thinking-about-the-audience-and-wha_2213511.jpg) > [I finally realized that not only was I passionate about music, but I had a unique way of thinking of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-olusola/i-finally-realized-that-not-only-was-i-passionate-about-music-but-i/) [Kevin Olusola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-olusola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/kevin-olusola-12135_music_i-finally-realized-that-not-only-was-i-p_2432459.jpg) > [In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-ives/in-thinking-up-music-i-usually-have-some-kind-of-a-brass-band-with/) [Charles Ives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-ives/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/charles-ives-17391_band_in-thinking-up-music-i-usually-have-some_1803617.png) > [You are thinking about the music, about the mathematics of it. It's time-consuming and energy-consuming at the same time. That's why I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atif-aslam/you-are-thinking-about-the-music-about-the-mathematics-of-it-it-s/) [Atif Aslam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atif-aslam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/atif-aslam-11036_cool_you-are-thinking-about-the-music-about-t_2139751.jpg) > [I usually have a song in my head. I'm thinking music, I'm thinking lyrics. Music helps me get to those moments. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-sheen/i-usually-have-a-song-in-my-head-i-m-thinking-music-i-m-thinking/) [Charlie Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-sheen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/charlie-sheen-1569_help-me_i-usually-have-a-song-in-my-head-i-m-thi_1302444.jpg) > [People showed me this way of dealing with music, writing songs, thinking about music and shows and our community and the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/people-showed-me-this-way-of-dealing-with-music-writing-songs/) [Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/chuck-ragan-23704_being-popular_people-showed-me-this-way-of-dealing-wit_2447661.jpg) > [“Orpheus never liked words. He had his music. He would get a funny look on his face and I would say what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-ruhl/orpheus-never-liked-words-he-had-his-music-he-would-get-a-funny-look-2/) [Sarah Ruhl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-ruhl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/sarah-ruhl-13926_music_orpheus-never-liked-words-he-had-his-mus_1454726.jpg) > [Music feels so environmental to me, especially the process of working with synths or mixing. I started thinking about music as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-polachek/music-feels-so-environmental-to-me-especially-the-process-of-working/) [Caroline Polachek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-polachek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/caroline-polachek-7945_environmental_music-feels-so-environmental-to-me-espec_599512.jpg) > [I think we have to change our thinking and the music industry has to shift and look at how people are acquiring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warryn-campbell/i-think-we-have-to-change-our-thinking-and-the-music-industry-has-to/) [Warryn Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warryn-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/warryn-campbell-30722_different_i-think-we-have-to-change-our-thinking-a_167798.jpg) > [I actually like working out. It's such a stress reliever when you're just focusing on yourself and not thinking about anything else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-smalls/i-actually-like-working-out-it-s-such-a-stress-reliever-when-you-re/) [Joan Smalls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-smalls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/joan-smalls-13158_body_i-actually-like-working-out-it-s-such-a_2573063.png) > [While I'm playing baseball, I'm still writing songs and having tapes sent to me. I'm sure I'll spend a lot of time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garth-brooks/while-i-m-playing-baseball-i-m-still-writing-songs-and-having-tapes/) [Garth Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garth-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/garth-brooks-2797_baseball_while-i-m-playing-baseball-i-m-still-wri_2528871.jpg) > [For me, as someone growing up in a working-class suburb in Stockholm, I couldn't afford all the music. So back in '98,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-ek/for-me-as-someone-growing-up-in-a-working-class-suburb-in-stockholm-i/) [Daniel Ek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-ek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/daniel-ek-13168_art_for-me-as-someone-growing-up-in-a-workin_3200877.png) > [“I started thinking more about music. I thought I'd accepted the fact that, as part of "Being Gretchen," I didn't really like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-started-thinking-more-about-music-i-thought-i-d-accepted-the-fact/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/gretchen-rubin-867_music_i-started-thinking-more-about-music-i-th_106582.jpg) > [Beyond that, it gets down to the nuts and bolts of discipline - not a tradition or genre, I don't care about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-iyer/beyond-that-it-gets-down-to-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-discipline-not-a/) [Vijay Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-iyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/vijay-iyer-15503_attention_beyond-that-it-gets-down-to-the-nuts-and_611967.jpg) > [I love thinking of music of this way to access some kind of illogical realm filled with all kinds of aberrations and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-love-thinking-of-music-of-this-way-to-access-some-kind-of-illogical/) [Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/oneohtrix-point-never-6973_love_i-love-thinking-of-music-of-this-way-to_2310828.jpg) > [When I'm playing music I'm usually not thinking of surfing, just because I'm usually thinking about the chords and the lyrics, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/when-i-m-playing-music-i-m-usually-not-thinking-of-surfing-just/) [Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/jack-johnson-4207_causes_when-i-m-playing-music-i-m-usually-not-t_698190.png) > [We think that this is just our world and we don't know what other people are thinking. Music actually is a phenomenal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-lennox/we-think-that-this-is-just-our-world-and-we-don-t-know-what-other/) [Annie Lennox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-lennox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/annie-lennox-1546_boundaries_we-think-that-this-is-just-our-world-and_1141508.jpg) > [For a while there I wasn't sure that anybody cared about being the best at anything, and it's nice to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-ross/for-a-while-there-i-wasn-t-sure-that-anybody-cared-about-being-the/) [Ryan Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/ryan-ross-7154_being-the-best_for-a-while-there-i-wasn-t-sure-that-any_1002864.jpg) > [It is possible to enjoy the Mozart concerto without being able to play the clarinet. In fact, you can learn to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/it-is-possible-to-enjoy-the-mozart-concerto-without-being-able-to/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/richard-dawkins-115_able_it-is-possible-to-enjoy-the-mozart-conce_2799164.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) > [“In order to do something that seems new, you have to strip away everything that's traditional, take away all the things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/genesis-p-orridge/in-order-to-do-something-that-seems-new-you-have-to-strip-away/) [Genesis P-Orridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/genesis-p-orridge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/genesis-p-orridge-4378_music_in-order-to-do-something-that-seems-new_2498895.jpg) > [When I lived in New York, there wasn't as much TV or film around. I got asked to do a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-iha/when-i-lived-in-new-york-there-wasn-t-as-much-tv-or-film-around-i-got/) [James Iha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-iha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/james-iha-16745_canada_when-i-lived-in-new-york-there-wasn-t-as_232447.jpg) > [“It had never occured to me that thinking and music are so much alike. In fact, you can say music is another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/it-had-never-occured-to-me-that-thinking-and-music-are-so-much-alike/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/ursula-k-le-guin-138_music_it-had-never-occured-to-me-that-thinking_338273.jpg) > [“Thinking that coding is the nerdy IT guy at work rebooting your computer is like thinking that music is what happens when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/thinking-that-coding-is-the-nerdy-it-guy-at-work-rebooting-your/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/anonymous-1_computers_thinking-that-coding-is-the-nerdy-it-guy_641345.jpg) > [Look at music like gaming. You monetize the game to all the people who are most engaged. I wanted to bring that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stoute/look-at-music-like-gaming-you-monetize-the-game-to-all-the-people-who/) [Steve Stoute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stoute/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/steve-stoute-14438_game_look-at-music-like-gaming-you-monetize-t_3221699.jpg) > [There's not a lot of thinking in my music. I freestyle a lot of things and organize it later, and then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masego/there-s-not-a-lot-of-thinking-in-my-music-i-freestyle-a-lot-of-things/) [Masego](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masego/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/masego-10106_becomes_there-s-not-a-lot-of-thinking-in-my-musi_3201771.jpg) > [I'm very much thinking in music most of the time, but I really would love to start filming because when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trentem-ller/i-m-very-much-thinking-in-music-most-of-the-time-but-i-really-would/) [Trentemøller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trentem-ller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/trentem-ller-29535_bigs_i-m-very-much-thinking-in-music-most-of_78712.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking-music/#itemlist", "name": "Thinking Music Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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