Rhythm Quotes

944 Rhythm quotes by 751 unique authors

With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house. — Levon Helm
I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and… — Ken Hensley
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos… — Daisaku Ikeda
Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say. — Mahalia Jackson
I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music… — Etta James
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own. — Erica Jong
People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Filming is so much to do with rhythm, as is music, and if it isn't there then you know in the end nobody can save… — Ben Kingsley
The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm Of pain and pleasure. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential… — Madeleine M. Kunin
I could tell you which writer's rhythms I am imitating. It's not exactly plagiarism, it's falling in love with good language and trying to imitate… — Charles Kuralt
I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me. — Cyndi Lauper
I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of… — Laura Linney
As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how… — Yo-Yo Ma
If there was no black man there would be no Rock'n'Roll. The beat, the rhythms of Africa are what created Rock'n'Roll and Jazz. — Ray Manzarek
The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm. — Wynton Marsalis
Swing is extreme coordination. It's a maintaining balance, equilibrium. It's about executing very difficult rhythms with a panache and a feeling in the context of… — Wynton Marsalis
Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay in… — Steve Martin
Jazz is rhythm and meaning. — Henri Matisse
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to… — Henri Matisse
When I see grace in a woman, that's very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm. — Matthew McConaughey
I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got them spread out all over the place. — Marian McPartland
Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the… — Yehudi Menuhin
White rhythm is waltzes, marches, and the polka. In Africa, rhythm is used for a celebratory groove, but white rhythm doesn't have such an enormous… — Joni Mitchell
I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer. — Unknown Author

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