Being Quote by Ezra Furman Download Open image “We music fans go to shows for transcendence; it's like being called to prayer.” — Ezra Furman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being Fans Go Music Prayer Spirituality
It's like this when you fall hard for a musician. It's a crush with religious overtones. You listen to the songs and you memorize… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer. — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
There is... a greater sense of divine purpose when we're playing at all-Christian rock shows. In clubs or bars, we know that the audience primarily came to see a show, so we try not to get preachy and instead let the music do most of the talking. — Sonny Sandoval Copy Share
Prayer doesn't sound like a cool hot topic that would cause people to rush to the theatre, stand in line, and buy tickets about… — Stephen Kendrick Copy Share Image
I think music is a spiritual way to communicate transcendental things. — Christopher Owens Copy Share Image
There are more fans who don't know the spiritual side of our music than the ones who do, and that's fine. — Lacey Sturm Copy Share Image
Music is like church to me. It's as spiritual a connection as I just about ever make. — Lari White Copy Share Image
I guess, for me, it's almost a religion; watching music live is more often than not a spiritual experience for me. — Edith Bowman Copy Share Image
We have to be evangelists for music. We couldn't just be high priests of music. — Simon Rattle Copy Share Image
Music, great music, distends the spirit, arouses profound emotions and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds and hearts to God in all… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I love obsessive fandom because I'm an obsessive fan who flips out over music. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I believe an authentic Judaism would legislate total equality for queer people. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Listening to songs is like eating and writing songs is like vomiting. You're putting a ton of stuff in, it combines in unpredictable ways,… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I was thinking very carefully about going into education, becoming a teacher, maybe becoming a rabbi. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I'm an amateur at music and an amateur at most things. I like the idea of offering some music and some records and a… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I first got into music when I heard punk, and it was saying maybe it's OK if you don't live up to the expectations… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I heard the Velvet Underground and that changed things when I was like, 15. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
We need a lot more visibility of queer people in public life. People gotta get used to it. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I could write a joke song really easily, but I think something that might be true for my generation is that there's a certain… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music. — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
I love being in Malibu. It's so cool there, and the water is just, it's nice and, and I love the beach. And I… — Jackie Evancho Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
When you're in your twenties and starting out, the problem is that you care about being cool. Being older, I can care less about… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still… — Nas Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
