We could try to dig deep into the whole meaning and the magic of music, but knowing that we’d ultimately fail at such a profound task, why not read what truly smart people had to say about this amazing phenomenon instead? And it’s not like you’ll have to comb through the entirety of the internet to find the best quotes reflecting on the essence of music, as we’ve gathered the ultimate list right here! So, if you wish to read some wise words about music, its purpose, and its mystique, try our picks right down below.
And it isn’t like these music quotes came from someone who doesn’t have the slightest idea about the ins and outs of creating sounds. On the contrary, most of these beautiful quotes come from famous musicians and composers, while others - from famous people who definitely know the best way to deliver their thoughts in an easily understandable yet effective way. Either way, these quotes about music do a great job of explaining the importance and undeniable effects it has on people.
Want to learn more? Well then, scroll on down below and check out our list of the best music quotes we’ve found. Once you are there, be sure to vote for your favorite quotes and share this article with those who cannot imagine their lives without music!
#101
"If, while at the piano, you attempt to form little melodies, that is very well; but if they come into your mind of themselves, when you are not practicing, you may be still more pleased; for the internal organ of music is then roused in you. The fingers must do what the head desires; not the contrary." - Robert Schumann
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#102
"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." - Gustav Mahler
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#103
"Music is a safe kind of high." - Jimi Hendrix
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#104
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” - Louis Armstrong
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#105
"People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It’s like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song." - Michael Jackson
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#106
"Life and love go on, let the music play." - Johnny Cash
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#107
"To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?" - Michael Jackson
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#108
"Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it’s not OK, but you can change it." - Bono
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#109
“My ambition was to live like music.” - Mary Gaitskill
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#110
"Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening." - Aretha Franklin
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#111
"Beethoven tells you what it’s like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it’s like to be human. Bach tells you what it’s like to be the universe." - Douglas Adams
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#112
"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music." - Albert Einstein
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#113
"A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good." - Colbie Caillat
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#114
"‘Ah, music,’ he said, wiping his eyes. ‘A magic beyond all we do here!’" - J.K. Rowling
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#115
"I’ve found that no matter what life throws at me, music softens the blow." - Bryce Anderson
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#116
"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the music the words make." - Truman Capote
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#117
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." - Arthur O’Shaughnessy
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#118
"Music isn’t just a pleasure, a transient satisfaction. It’s a need, a deep hunger; and when the music is right, it’s joy. Love. A foretaste of heaven." - Orson Scott Card
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#119
"Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music." - George Eliot
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#120
"Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune." - Thomas Fuller
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