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!
#121
"Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself." - Henry Ward Beecher
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#122
"Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist." - G.K. Chesterton
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#123
"Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable." - Leonard Bernstein
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#124
“The only truth is music.” - Jack Kerouac
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#125
"Most people die with their music still locked up inside them." - Benjamin Disraeli
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#126
"The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with – nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life." - Rob Sheffield
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#127
"We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters." - Eddie Van Halen
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#128
"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence." - Leopold Stokowski
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#129
"A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn’t." - Mark Twain
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#130
"I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet." - Ludwig van Beethoven
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#131
"Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvelous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man." - Frédéric Chopin
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#132
"Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking." - Nina Simone
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#133
"My music isn’t just music – it's medicine." - Kanye West
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#134
"He took his pain and turned it into something beautiful. Into something that people connect to. And that’s what good music does. It speaks to you. It changes you." - Hannah Harrington
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#135
"If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week." - Charles Darwin
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#136
"Music makes one feel so romantic – at least it always gets on one’s nerves – which is the same thing nowadays." - Oscar Wilde
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#137
"Who hears music, feels his solitude. Peopled at once." - Robert Browning
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#138
"Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together." - Edgar Winter
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#139
"Life, he realized, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it’s in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile." - Nicholas Sparks
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#140
"Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife." - Kahlil Gibran
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