Quotes about Musical Therapy

Music is like a medicine.

Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time' was a perfect song. It was so beautiful and so heartfelt. Her vocals were so amazing. And, for me, that was a song I went to when I was feeling sad and wanted to feel even sadder.

23Whenever the [evil] spirit of God came upon Saul, David would take the lyre and play it;a Saul would find relief and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

I know for me, music was the best drug for anxiety. So that's why I wanted to write the music that I do, because it always suits my anxiety. It's a huge part of my life, and being able to make music that can help people with their anxiety is a huge thing for me.

Music is like a huge release of tension.

When I'm having a bad day, I pick up my guitar.

You wash your hands when you shake a bunch of hands. You have to wash your energy when you're around people. It's hard for me to say self-care is washing, although I think it is. So I made music for self-care. That's what it's for.

It's really cathartic to play my songs live. I'm a really non-confrontational person, so my songs are kind of like all the things I never get to say to anyone.

I vent through my music. That's the only outlet I have.

Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?

Everyone gets frustrated and aggressive, and I'd sooner take my aggression out on a guitar than on a person.

Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let's get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.

I think that a musician is like a doctor, he's supposed to heal people and make them feel better.

When I get depressed, or anything, I go 'think of all the music I haven't even heard yet!' So, it's the one thing. Imagine the world without music. Man, just hand me a gun, will you?

Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.

Music is fulfilling. The next day you feel better. Drugs, the next day you feel terrible -- unless you have more drugs.

Music can't save the world, but can make one a little calmer.

I still believe that music is healing to some extent.

I found music to be the therapy of choice.

Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.

Music soothes my savage beast. I got a beast in me running wild.

Music is catharsis for me.

Live music is the cure for what ails ya.

Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.