Quotes about Emotional Resonance

As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional truth and resonance.

When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth.

People see truth in my films. That's what they react to, and that's what they relate to.

Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give you peace.

The garden, by its artistry and resonance, touched him deeply, peeling away layers of emotion and inner conflicts.

you could perform together because you were coming from the same places in your heart. You may not make the same music, but you feel about music the same way.

His words didn't take stands, just described feelings that a lot of his audience felt, too. There were no strident political exhortations, no hipper-than-thou posturing.

it was a phrase, it had power, I had this riff.

stories make life so much better.

Knowing that the instrument could produce a sound that echoed all the sadness and hope of humanity gave him pause.

One of the troubles with love is, you can't talk about it without feeling like you keep cueing old songs.

Humans and stories need each other.

record collection, with all those lifetimes and desires rhymed and distilled into two or three minutes of a song.

Ever since I was a kid, I've always been interested in the poetry of melancholy, if you like.

That's what I like about Frank Ocean or Bon Iver - they try to capture a feeling in the most sincere way.

When I think about my new CD, the word 'joy' comes to mind. I sincerely hope that each listener will feel the earth, spirit, and aggressive creativity emanating from this album.

I think my least favourite thing to listen to is perfect songs, perfect performances. They don't feel human to me, and in that respect ,they lose any kind of sincerity. I don't know why. It's just my ears.

I think every singer hears songs that make you want to sing them.

Dean Owens is Scotland's most engaging and haunting singer-songwriter.

What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.

Singing songs that represent everything I am is just the best feeling in the world.

Music hits everyone differently every single day.

I don't think I have ever met a single person who isn't moved by music of some kind.

I never intended for my singles to completely mirror my life, but they really have.