music quotes

From Shakespeare to the Sex Pistols, music quotes extend from observations by music lovers to commentaries from musicians.  Music quotes are an expression of the role music plays in our lives.  From the unique songs that identify our culture to the universal compositions that all societies share, music quotes define the connection of music to the world we live in.

"The earth has music for those who listen."
William Shakespeare quotes (English dramatist, playwright and poet, 1564-1616)
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"Music is the soundtrack of your life."
Dick Clark quotes (American, b.1929)
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Music quotes tend to reflect the inestimable value  that music lovers place on music.

Music quotes from classic composers

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."
Ludwig van Beethoven quotes (German composer the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic era. 1770-1827)
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"Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul."
Johann Sebastian Bach quotes (German composer and musician. 1685-1750)
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And music quotes from modern masters

"It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it."
Miles Davis quotes (American jazz musician, 1926-1991)
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"Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them."
Louis Armstrong quotes (American leading trumpeter, one of the greatest artists in jazz history, 1901-1971)
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Music quotes from opera legends

"I adore art...when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear."
Giuseppe Verdi quotes (Leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, 1813-1901)
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"I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over."
Maria Callas quotes (American soprano. 1923-1977)
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And music quotes from rock stars

"On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone"
Janis Joplin quotes (American singer. The premier white female blues vocalist of the 1960s, who dazzled listeners with her fierce and uninhibited musical style. 1943-1970)
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"Nothing really affected me until Elvis."
John Lennon quotes (English singer, songwriter and political activist, member of the "Beatles", 1940-1980)
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Regardless of your musical tastes, the music quotes in ThinkExist.com cover any and all subjects in the realm of music.