Quotes on Music

Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul...when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued withthe same passion; and if over a long time he habitually listens to music that rouses ignoble passions, his whole character will be shaped to an ignoble form.

Music is enough for a lifetime - but a lifetime is not enough for music.

Oh, thank you love_x000D_ _x000D_ With all my heart and soul I thank you love_x000D_ _x000D_ Each day that comes and goes I thank you love_x000D_ _x000D_ I thank you 'cause you gave me true love

I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.

Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Rastafari not a culture, it's a reality.

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.

Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.

My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

O Music! Miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ and uncounted nations sink down to pray.

PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.

Nothing great or enduring, especially in music, has ever sprung full-fledged and unprecedented from the brain of any master; the best he gives to the world he gathers from the hearts of the people, and runs it through the alembic of his genius.

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or feelings or love. They're things we can't really see or touch. They're not material, but they're vitally important to us.

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words.