🎶 There is power and spirit in music, a rhythm that speaks to the soul and lifts the heart. As the great Johnny Cash reminded us, “All music comes from God.” Here are thoughts from musicians and dreamers who know how deeply a song can change a life. ✨

They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art. ~ Charlie Parker

Music is either good or bad, and it’s got to be learned. You got to have balance. ~ Louis Armstrong

Music is a means of rapid transportation. ~ John Cage

If you learn music, you’ll learn most all there is to know. ~ Edgar Cayce

All music is important if it comes from the heart. ~ Carlos Santana

Music can change the world. ~ Ludwig Van Beethoven

Thank God I have music to vent my emotions. I’d be in a prison if I didn’t. ~ Paula Cole

I started making music because I could. ~ Alanis Morissette

Like Nietzsche, I believe that without music, life would be a mistake. Nothing but silence says it better. ~ Linda Ellerbee

There has always been a strong relationship between music and religion. They both plug directly into the heart and can have real power for good or evil. ~ Peter Gabriel

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy. ~ Ludwig Van Beethoven

I don’t find the songs; they find me. I just strum my guitar and wait for a lyric to come. ~ James Taylor

Music is the child of prayer, the companion of religion. ~ François-René de Chateaubriand

The music was thunder and joy. Lightning bolts of happiness and praise, foot-stomping, dance-shouting, good-feeling singing from the soul. ~ Etta James

Every song is like a painting. ~ Dick Dale