Quotes about music
music rush settings stage
The music, the dress, the color, the stage settings ? there's nothing in the world like it. The whole of Massachusetts should rush here, honestly.
musical time
I've been buying instruments and musical gear for a long time. Jeff Tweedy
music hunger
I've been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Billie Holiday
musical
I try not to get trapped in any one musical or visual style at all. Adam Lambert
music scandal cold
For now the poet cannot die, Nor leave his music as of old, But round him ere he scarce be cold Begins the scandal and the cry. Alfred Lord Tennyson
music lying tired
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes.
music sweet voice
Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moans of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
music warrior fire
By music minds an equal temper know, Nor swell too high, nor sink too low. . . . . Warriors she fires with animated sounds. Pours balm into the bleeding lover's wounds. Alexander Pope
music peace military
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
music together use
There is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money! Duke Ellington
music powerful ifs
If it's not a hit, switch. Derek Sivers
music art doe
Art does not explain. Chuck Cannon
musical trying ears
I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound. Anne Stevenson
music maturity remembrance
... The glamour Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast Down in the flood of remembrance ... D. H. Lawrence
musical fans bigs
I'm not actually a big musical fan. Daniel Day-Lewis
music want reason
Damn it, when I'm bombastic, I have my reasons. I want to be bombastic-take it or leave it. Dave Brubeck
music structure propriety
Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music. Confucius
music dream appreciation
Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason. Albert Camus
musical saws firsts
I just wanted to see every single musical I could. The very first one I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' the only one I could get tickets for, and then 'Les Miserables' and then 'Chicago. America Ferrera
music self expression
jazz is the expression of America's romantic self, its sensual potency, its lyrical force. Anais Nin
music wine silence
Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence. Robert Fripp
musician looks
Like many musicians, I don't look back much... only concentrate on what music I'm doing, and occasionally look ahead. Tony Levin
music drinking piano
The piano has been drinking, not me. Tom Waits
music fortunate making-a-living
I'm fortunate that I'm making a living at it now because I'm not equipped to do anything else. Sonny Rollins
music inspiration inspire
Music is inspiration, soulful inspiration. It inspires the human in us. Music is manifestation, fruitful manifestation. It manifests the divine in us. Music is satisfaction, supreme satisfaction. It satisfies the Pilot Supreme in us. Sri Chinmoy
music symphony firsts
Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station. Thomas Beecham
music eggs elevators
I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator? Victor Borge
music perfection jazz-and-life
I compulsively reach for perfection in music, often at the expense of everything else in my life. Stan Getz
music running art
When the arts are eliminated, children get bored and tired of school. When the arts are included, children's imaginations are allowed to run wild. T Bone Burnett
music want improvisation
In composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, in improvisation you have 15 seconds. Steve Lacy
music today kenny
Kenny Burrell is a great musician and his music has helped to make me what I am today. Stevie Wonder
music prostitution organised
Madonna is closer to organised prostitution than anything else. Steven Morrissey
music jazz jazz-music
What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the truth. It's above the truth. Sun Ra