If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that's what it's all about.
Carlos SantanaRead
I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Instrumental music transcends language barriers and communicates emotions more effectively than words.
In this quote, Carlos Santana emphasizes the profound power of instrumental music, suggesting that melodies can convey feelings and messages that words in any language cannot. He indicates that music, in its purest form, exists beyond the confines of time and language, allowing it to connect with people on a deeper emotional level.
Themes
MusicMelodyEmotionCommunicationArt
In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation about the universal language of music, this quote illustrates how music can connect diverse cultures.
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First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
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Ever since I was a child I've always been very attracted to melodies. Whether I hear Jeff Beck, a choir, an ocean or the wind, there's always a melody in there.
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