Language Quote by David Longstreth

When I was young and didn't know any English, I was drawn by the energy and power of foreign songs and their melodies.

— G-Dragon

My most successful song was 'Language' and I think partly because it's a nice, dancey record, but I'll see people cry in the audience…

— Porter Robinson

I think that a song, when it works, never mind a piece of long form music, even a song is something that speaks to…

— Steve Hackett

Looking back, I think I tried to be too eclectic. Sometimes I'd sing thirty songs, and fifteen of them were not in English.

— Pete Seeger

I was born understanding the language of music.

— Julian Bream

The music takes over the words and makes them speak to me in another language.

— Roger Scruton

It was very liberating to be able to sing in English. It had a different resonance, different images. It was like being a stranger…

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

I think music is another language.

— Dar Williams

You don't actually have to understand the song to be emotionally moved and uplifted, whereas with language it becomes quirky and analytical.

— Warwick Thornton

I wanted to create an album that spoke all the musical languages I loved.

— Sho Baraka

Music is a language.

— Youssou N'Dour

Being able to incorporate my language into songs is really cool. It's really cool to see that people are susceptible to it. It helps…

— Kali Uchis