There's no reason music should be difficult for an audience to understand.
Samuel BarberRead
I was meant to be a composer and will be I'm sure. Don't ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football - please.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a strong commitment to one's true passion despite external pressures or distractions.
Samuel Barber's quote highlights the importance of pursuing one's calling and staying true to one's artistic identity. It emphasizes that one's passions should not be overshadowed by societal expectations or alternative paths that do not resonate with the individual's true purpose.
Themes
ComposerPassionIdentityArtDedication
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a speech at a music school graduation to inspire students to pursue their artistic interests.
More from Samuel Barber
All quotes βI guess, for better or for worse, I am an American composer, and I've had a wonderful life being exactly that.
Samuel BarberRead
Similar quotes
The fact that people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I can communicate those basic human emotions.. the people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when painting them. And if you say you are moved only by their color relationships then you miss the point.
Mark RothkoRead
In the infancy of society every author is necessarily a poet
Percy Bysshe ShelleyRead
I am like a caricature of myself, and I like that. It is like a mask. And for me the Carnival of Venice lasts all year long.
Karl LagerfeldRead
I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
Oscar IsaacRead
A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it.
Marshall McluhanRead
I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself.
Annie LennoxRead