Nevertheless the passions whether violent or not should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust and music even in situations of the greatest horror should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it and thereby always remain music.

To me the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about but the inner music that words make.

I don't like country music but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music denigrate means 'put down'.

A few can touch the magic string and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing but die with all their music in them!

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

For I have learned to look on nature not as in the hour of thoughtless youth but hearing oftentimes the still sad music of humanity.

Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry painting and music are destroyed or flourish.

A 'scream' is always just that - a noise and not music.

If you talk bad about country music it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

Rock and roll music if you like it if you feel it you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.'

I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music.

Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

Music for me it demands full concentration.

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven it is the beating of a loving heart.

Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through and you make of it a dance a dirge or a life march as you will.

The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

I like having my hair and face done but I'm not going to lose weight because someone tells me to. I make music to be a musician not to be on the cover of Playboy.

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.

My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so I was listening to records and I'd play 'em over and over.