Attitude Quote by Evan Parker

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that.

— Evelyn Glennie

You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.

— Jake Shimabukuro

Music is similar to sport. There is very fast feedback, learning, and a clear hierarchy of expertise.

— Dominic Cummings

Diversity is its most consistent characteristic…The characteristics of freely improvised music are established only by the sonic-musical identity of the person or persons playing…

— Derek Bailey

Music speaks to people at a level that is much more universal and can kind of trigger things in the listener in ways that…

— Tim McIlrath

You discover over time that music can be overwhelming. Unless the musicians involved understand this they can lose audiences. Spontaneity and improvisation are salient…

— Bennie Maupin

With human beings it could be argued that all music-making is, in essence, grounded in improvisation.

— John Burnside

Music is so abstract; it is a combination of words and melody.

— Shankar Mahadevan

Music contains a whole gamut of experience, from sensuous elements to ultimate intellectual harmonies.

— George Santayana

The only form of music is melody, without melody music is not feasible, and music and melody are quite inseparable.

— Richard Wagner

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.

— Vince Gill