"True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time." ~ George Gershwin
A great influence in my life was the sanctified or Holiness churches…Everybody in there sang and they clapped and stomped heir feet and sang with their whole body… Their music was so strong and expressive, it used to bring tears to my eyes. ~ Mahalia Jackson
Honest songs aren`t written for money. ~ Pete Seeger, VNU eMedia, 6/26/06
I have a responsibility to pass on to the next generation what I learned from my teachers, ... It keeps me young and reminds me where I came from. Teaching young artists is like giving water to a flower. ~ Isaac Stern
If it’s too loud, you’re too old. ~ Ted Nugent, Rock 'N' Roll: The Famous Lyrics
To be a great composer requires immense experience… One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's own! ~ Frederic Chopin, Musician's World
My own thing is in my head. I hear sounds and if I don’t get them together nobody else will. ~ Jimi Hendrix
Music—it’s all around us. It’s in everything we do. In our work or play. We celebrate with it and mourn with it. It helps us remember and consoles us when we want to forget. ~ George Martin, Rhythm of Life
This guitar is such a pal. It’s a psychiatrist. It’s a doggone bartender. It’s a housewife. This guy is everything. Whenever I find that I’ve got a problem, I’ll go pick my guitar up and play. It’s the greatest pal in the whole world. ~ Les Paul, History of Rock & Roll, 1995
Music rearranges your molecular structure. ~ Carlos Santana
Music is the medicine of the breaking heart. ~ Leigh Hunt
Sometimes the fragment of a conversation, the color of the sky, the image in a dream, has everything to do with where the song begins. ~ Rosanne Cash, NY Times, 4/5/08
Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune. ~ Thomas Fuller
Any music can be healing if it inspires, relaxes, encourages or creates enthusiasm for life in you. ~ David Simon
Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help. ~ Mahalia Jackson
There are lots of ways to communicate what we know, but few ways to communicate what we feel. Music is one way to communicate emotions. ~ Carl Sagan, Conversations with Carl Sagan
