Ability Quote by John Ashbery

I like the fact that music is more abstract.

— Bryan Ferry

I like music that expresses what I think.

— Ludovico Einaudi

There is nothing more incredible and moving and appealing than good music, and it cannot always be reduced to a story, to exposition. It's…

— Sufjan Stevens

Music's at its best when it has a purpose.

— Eddie Vedder

Music is a very strong force when it comes to making a difference, as well as entertaining, soothing, and encouraging.

— Philip Bailey

The judgment of music, like the inspiration for it, must come slow and measured, if it comes with truth.

— Lillian Hellman

Music has a great advantage: without mentioning anything, it can say everything.

— Ilya Ehrenburg

To make music means to express human intelligence by sonic means. This is intelligence in its broadest sense, which includes not only the peregrinations…

— Iannis Xenakis

I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in…

— Yo-Yo Ma

Making music is like a form of religion for me, because it soothes your heart and increases the pleasure of your brain. Most of…

— Ornette Coleman

For me, music is pure abstraction.

— Krzysztof Penderecki