Quotes about Music

Poetry without music may be beautiful, but music gives poetry wings and elevates it into song. That may be the reason for our love of song-it has wings and lifts us; with proper songs, it is a nourishing spiritual exercise.

Every man is full of music; but it is not every man that knows how to bring it out.

Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself.

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.

Listen to positive music, watch positive videos or movies, hang out with positive, upbeat people. The last thing a blue mood need is more blues. Don't be volunteer victim; be a fighter.

TV is no longer the best alternative to boredom. To kids not old enough for Snapchat, music is the best alternative to boredom. For Snapchat users, it's the best alternative to boredom.

I never presumed that a technique of composition or an idea was so special that just using it would guarantee the quality of the music.

A lot of bands break through with their third record: the White Stripes, the Clash, the Replacements.

I always want to make Strokes records and play Strokes shows.

Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me.

Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy.

Right from the 17th century, composers who have taken up music as their means of livelihood went through a hard time financially. They were paid only for commissioned works and public performances. And, when their music became famous, orchestras in other cities and countries would pay a small amount to copy the music.