Doe Quote by Helene Grimaud

The piece of music is nothing without the act of interpretation. That is the only way it can live, and it's a totally abstract…

— Helene Grimaud

Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.

— Eric Clapton

In these days of political, personal and economic disintegration, music is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not simply because it is therapeutic, nor…

— Robert Shaw

“For I consider that music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all, whether a feeling, an attitude of mind,…

— Igor Stravinsky

Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.

— Igor Stravinsky

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

— Jimi Hendrix

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

— Herbie Hancock

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive…

— Aaron Copland

Music is something that should speak for itself, straight from the heart. It took me a long time to understand that.

— Damon Albarn

Music is an art form that doesn't need to be explained. It needs to be performed; it needs to be felt; it needs to…

— Roberta Flack

I suspect that music has qualities both of speech and writing - partly built in, partly individually constructed - and this goes on all…

— Oliver Sacks

Music is like painting in sound. You take it into your inner heart and never lose it. It's eternally mysterious.

— Van Cliburn