Music Quotes

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

12643 quotes

"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know"
Louis Armstrong
"Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music"
Louis Armstrong
"There are two kinds of music, the good kind and the other kind"
Louis Armstrong
"All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song"
Louis Armstrong
"Great music is when you find something that connects with you personally"
Louis Armstrong
"There's no such thing as bad music"
Louis Armstrong
"I used to play a lot of classical music, but I find I prefer the feeling of jazz"
Louis Armstrong
"In music you don't have to always be playing the melody"
Louis Armstrong
"I believe in the power of music to transform consciousness and inspire change."
Madonna
"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you."
Charlie Parker
"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom."
Charlie Parker
"Music should be happy and sad at the same time."
Charlie Parker
"Jazz is restless. It won't stay put and it won't shut up."
Charlie Parker
"All good music has life in it."
Charlie Parker
"Play it cool and dig all jive."
Charlie Parker
"The rhythm is gonna getcha."
Charlie Parker
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"The only thing better than singing is more singing."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"Sing, sing a song. Make it simple to last your whole life long."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"That's what I love about music - it heals you when you're hurting."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"I wanted to be a teacher, but I found my voice in music."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"The magic of music is that it speaks the language of the heart."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"I'm interested in the spaces between things—the silence between notes is as important as the music."
David Bowie
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"In music, the notes you don't play are often more important than the ones you do."
David Bowie
"Music is a safe kind of high."
Jimi Hendrix
"When I die, just keep playing the records."
Jimi Hendrix
"Man, I'm just trying to make beautiful music."
Jimi Hendrix
"I need to understand how I'm going to survive without playing music."
Jimi Hendrix
"Music is powerful and creates unity."
Jimi Hendrix