Music Quotes

"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up on the bandstand, forget all that and just play."

"I want people to hear the song in my soul."

"The music doesn't stop when you leave the stage; it continues in your heart."

"Every note matters, and every silence matters too."

"The rhythm of life is the rhythm of music."

"Music is the only universal language that matters."

"The real American folk song is a rag - that's where soul lives."

"American music needed to find its own voice, and jazz gave it one."

"Jazz rhythms come from the streets, from real people, real emotions."

"Music is the language when words aren't enough to say what you feel."

"I believe music should make people want to dance or dream or love."

"Piano technique is just the vehicle - the heart must drive the music."

"The piano speaks a language that transcends words and nations."

"The moment I heard music, I knew I had found my purpose in this world."

"Silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves."

"Music must serve a purpose; it cannot exist for itself alone."

"My music is best understood by children and animals."

"To be cubist in music means seeking multiple truths simultaneously."

"Music is the only language which enables us to converse with beings from another world."

"A symphony is a composite musical form of considerable scope and complexity."

"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music."

"Order and reason dictate musical form, not passion alone."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in music."

"Music criticism is the only field where people feel obligated to have opinions."

"A musician must compose music not to please the ears, but to move the soul."

"Music is not feeling; it is intellect expressed through sound."

"Every note must justify its existence."

"Bad music drives out good, much like bad currency."

"The orchestra is a dictionary of colors and textures."

"Music speaks where words fail."