Music Quotes

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

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"The only time I feel alive is when I'm playing music."
Willie Nelson
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"I believe in the power of music to heal and inspire."
Dolly Parton
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"I think music is the universal language of the world."
Dolly Parton
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"I believe that music heals the soul."
Dolly Parton
"The greatest songs come from real pain and real experiences."
Merle Haggard
"Hard times make for honest songs."
Merle Haggard
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"Music is the only thing that makes sense when nothing else does."
Hank Williams
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"I sing about pain because I know it, and others need to know they're not alone."
Hank Williams
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"Music is the language that transcends all boundaries."
Hank Williams
"Music is the soundtrack of your life."
Johnny Cash
"When I came in, the whole culture of music was based on variation on a theme."
Johnny Cash
"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Johnny Cash
"There's nothing wrong with having a treble and bass rattling your bones."
Johnny Cash
"The music in my heart speaks louder than any words I could say"
Patsy Cline
"The songs we sing carry the weight of our stories"
Patsy Cline
"The music teaches us what words cannot express"
Patsy Cline
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"I'm the back door man, I squeeze in your window, slip into your door."
Howlin' Wolf
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"The blues ain't nothin' but a good man feeling bad."
Howlin' Wolf
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"Music is my bread and butter."
Howlin' Wolf
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"The night is when the blues really come alive."
Howlin' Wolf
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"The power of song can change a man's life."
Howlin' Wolf
"I am the blues"
Muddy Waters
"The blues is a feeling"
Muddy Waters
"When you got the blues, you just play them"
Muddy Waters
"The blues will always be around"
Muddy Waters
"Music is the universal language"
Muddy Waters
"Respect the music and it will respect you"
Muddy Waters
"Music heals the wounded spirit"
Muddy Waters
"Play from your heart"
Muddy Waters
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"Music is the only thing that's ever made sense to me my whole life"
Hank Williams