Hands Quote by Dave Grohl

To the large extent that music can organize our perceptions of our own bodies and emotions, it can tell us things about history that…

— Susan McClary

History is information. Memory is part of your identity.

— David Miliband

I don't retain facts very well when it comes to music history.

— Lucy Dacus

You know, my music utilizes things from the past, because that's what the past is for. It's to learn from. It's not to limit…

— Bruce Springsteen

Knowing your history can give you the tools to shape your future.

— Gloria Feldt

When you look back on music history, it falls into these neat periods, but of course, the period you yourself are living through seems…

— Eric Whitacre

I'm also fascinated by the interplay between personal history and the larger forces that form the context for our lives.

— Julie Salamon

Music is the timeline of my life. It reminds me of where I have been, who I was with, what I was doing, and…

— Rock Cowles

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

— John Sebastian

I am an old soul: I do know so much about music history.

— Tiffany Darwish

History is a Rorschach test, people. What you see when you look at it tells you as much about yourself as it does about…

— Jennifer Donnelly

I always feel like the past informs my present musically.

— Flying Lotus