"Music is well said to be the speech of angels." ~ Thomas Carlyle
Light quirks of music, broken and uneven, Make the soul dance upon a jig of heaven. ~ Alexander Pope, Of the Use of Riches
Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. ~ William Congreve
The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession. ~ Simon Cowell, I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But
It would be nice to hear someone accidentally whistle something of mine, somewhere, just once. ~ Leonard Bernstein, Joy of Music
I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I've felt it. ~ Igor Stravinski
Music is going to break the way because music is in a spiritual thing of its own. It's like the waves of the ocean. You can't just cut out the perfect wave and take it home with you. ~ Jimi Hendrix
Music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music. ~ Ursula LeGuin
The blues are just a heightened sense of awareness of life's ups and downs, and things that a guy sees after a couple hits of Jack Daniels. ~ Steve Tyler, USA Today, 3/26/04
When I write songs I write for myself...I'm writing it as a form of expression, and hoping to find an audience, an audience that responds to music that is honest and lyrical and tells stories. ~ Patty Scialfa