Music Quotes

The universal language. Musicians and listeners on why rhythm and melody move us like nothing else.

12643 quotes

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"I refuse to be a slave to rhythm alone. The rhythm must serve the message."
Fela Kuti
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"The music industry wants to sell you dreams. I want to give you tools for reality."
Fela Kuti
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"Music is the language that speaks when words are forbidden."
Fela Kuti
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"My music is my medicine because it heals the soul of oppression."
Fela Kuti
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"The drum connects us to eternity. It is older than empires and will outlast them."
Fela Kuti
"The beauty of music is that you can feel it in your gut."
Tom Waits
"I like my music like I like my coffee: hot and ready to go."
Tom Waits
"Songs are like stories that remind you of something you forgot you knew."
Tom Waits
"Music is the only language that doesn't need translation."
Tom Waits
"Music is the most direct and immediate way to reach the human soul."
Carole King
"Music transcends all boundaries of language and culture."
Carole King
"Music has the power to heal what words cannot."
Carole King
"The thing about Van Morrison is that he's always been searching for something deeper, something spiritual in the music itself."
Van Morrison
"I believe that everyone has a song inside them, waiting to be sung."
Van Morrison
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"Music is the language of the soul that transcends all boundaries"
Peter Tosh
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"Music can heal what words alone cannot reach"
Peter Tosh
"Music can take you places you never thought you'd go."
Neil Young
"The best songs come from the deepest pain."
Neil Young
"Music is the universal language."
Neil Young
"Music has the power to heal the soul."
Shania Twain
"Music is the universal language of emotion."
Shania Twain
"The best music you'll ever hear is the sound of your own voice singing the song you need to sing"
Bruce Springsteen
"Music is about connection - between artist and audience, between heart and listener"
Bruce Springsteen
"Music is prayer for those who don't know how to pray"
Bruce Springsteen
"You're not just looking at a guy who loves music, you're looking at a guy who loves life."
Garth Brooks
"Music has always been a big part of my life."
Garth Brooks
"Every song tells a story."
Garth Brooks
"The power of music is universal."
Garth Brooks
"Music heals the soul."
Garth Brooks
"Music unites us all."
Garth Brooks