"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." ~ Henry David Thoreau
The best music... is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with. ~ Bruce Springsteen
We need magic, and bliss, and power, myth, and celebration and religion in our lives, and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it. ~ Jerry Garcia
Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ~ Victor Hugo
The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one. ~ Duke Ellington
I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it. ~ Igor Stravinsky
I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. ~ Billy Joel
The world speaks to me in colors, my soul answers in music. ~ Rabindranath Tagore
Most blues don't have a beginning, middle, or end. You just cut a couple slices of blues. ~ Dave Van Ronk, Artists of American Folk Music
Writing a song doesn't heal things. Even if the song comes up with a solution, it's still only a theory. Going out and living my lyrics is a whole other deal. That takes courage. ~ Alanis Morissette
Music doesn't argue, discuss, or quarrel. It just breathes the air of freedom. ~ Harold Arlen