909 private quotes tagged music

“When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.”— Jimi Hendrix

“I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.”— Eminem

“I try to use my music to move these people to act.”— Jimi Hendrix

“Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.”— Mary Kay Ash

“I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.”— Keith Richards

“The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music.”— Dennis Wilson

“That's what I love from metal, and that's what I love from hip-hop. That's what I love from any music that's hard, that's got an edge to it-The attitude in it.”— Kid Rock

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”— Berthold Auerbach

“Music was always the distraction, so it was the obvious choice to pursue. My dad always said to find a job I love to do, that way it wouldn't feel like a job. So I did that.”— Jason Mraz

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”— Albert Schweitzer

“I need drama in my life to keep making music.”— Eminem

“I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth.”— Ace Frehley

“Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight.”— Billy Corgan

“I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out.”— Jay London

“Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.”— Luciano Pavarotti

“Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.”— Warren G. Bennis

“I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir, they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do.”— Lea Michele

“More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.”— Billy Joel

“My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.”— Jimi Hendrix

“For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.”— Paula Cole

“When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR.”— Mikhail Baryshnikov

“If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.”— Levon Helm

“A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting.”— Charlie Trotter

“Australia is so cool that it's hard to even know where to start describing it. The beaches are beautiful so is the weather. Not too crowded. Great food, great music, really nice people. It must be a lot like Los Angeles was many years ago.”— Mary-Kate Olsen

“Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.”— Johann Sebastian Bach