Always Quote by Lorin Maazel

The world of classical music is so fascinating. It's a world that encompasses people from everywhere and erases the basic restraints of nationality; everyone…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

On the aesthetic level, decolonized music presents itself as a direct antagonist to the traditional values promoted by the culture industry.

— Bocafloja

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

The human attitude of which classical music is the expression is always the same; it is always based on the same kind of insight…

— Hermann Hesse

Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over…

— Yo-Yo Ma

A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision…

— Charles Rosen

Music is critical in our lives and culture. It's the inspiration that drives us. It's also the window to our souls. It's a reflection…

— Bill Walton

Music is part of our culture.

— Mohit Chauhan

Classical music is an unbroken, living tradition that goes back over 1,000 years, and every one of those years has had something unique and…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

What I think shines through for us is that we have a real respect for the music and a real reverence.

— Ed Kowalczyk

In times of joy and sorrow, love or hate, peace and unrest, music has always been an important outlet for expressing our emotions individually…

— David Bryan

I feel like the music should be a reflection of the culture and the world we're living in.

— Naughty Boy