Aretha with no goals, eternally single & one step soft of heaven/ let it be understood that she owns this melody along with her emotional diplomats & her earth & her musical secrets
Bob DylanRead
Here's the thing with me and the religious thing. This is the flat-out truth: I find the religiosity and philosophy in the music. I don't find it anywhere else.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Bob Dylan expresses that he finds deeper meanings of religion and philosophy only in music, not elsewhere.
In this quote, Bob Dylan emphasizes the significant role of music as a medium for exploring and expressing spirituality and philosophical concepts. He suggests that music possesses a unique power to convey profound truths and emotions that he does not encounter in traditional religious practices or philosophical discussions, highlighting the artistic nature of music as a source of inspiration and understanding.
Themes
MusicReligionPhilosophyArtSpirituality
In practice
Example use cases
During a talk about the impact of art, this quote could be used to illustrate how music can serve as a spiritual experience.
More from Bob Dylan
All quotes βIf I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.
Bob DylanRead
Some formulas are too complex and I don't want anything to do with them.
Bob DylanRead
I'm the oldest son of a crazy man, I'm in a cowboy band.
Bob DylanRead
My songs are personal music, they're not communal. I wouldn't want people singing along with me. It would sound funny. I'm not playing campfire meetings. I don't remember anyone singing along with Elvis, Carl Perkins or Little Richard.
Bob DylanRead
I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes. You'd know what a drag it is to see you.
Bob DylanRead
Similar quotes
I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.
Annie LennoxRead
Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life.
Beyonce KnowlesRead
The appeal of the spectrally macabre is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from everyday life.
H. P. LovecraftRead
The radio is playing jazz, and I listen to the sound of the trumpet playing a solo until I become that sound.
Joy HarjoRead
Then you develop a kind of critical sense about what you write. You can tell when something is good, but it would be just as good in somebody else's work too. You want to hold out for those things only you can say.
James DickeyRead
By words one transmits thoughts to another, by means of art, one transmits feelings.
Leo TolstoyRead