Quotes About Expression

If you really understand the meaning of be-bop, you understand the meaning of freedom.

When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.

As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the listener can be transported to this understanding by listening to the music.

The most effective preaching of the gospel is when it is accompanied by beautiful, appropriate music.

Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music.

Music has never been at a better time then it is right now, we're really lucky to be a part of this wonderful thing called music.

I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it.

I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity.

Hip Hop was supposed to be this new thing that had no boundaries and was so different to everyday music. As long as it has soul to it, hip hop can live on.

We all have to open our minds, stretch forth, take chances and venture out musically to try and arrive at something new and different.

With music you can express any emotion, you can paint pictures.

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

Some people believe in God. I believe in music. Some people pray. I turn up the radio.

The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet.

Music that is born complex is not inherently better or worse than music that is born simple.

We probably, as primitive people, made music before we actually had a language, and that's where language comes from.

I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played punk rock.

I always wanted to do music that influences and inspires each generation.

If by noise you mean uncomfortable sound, then pop music is noise to me.

Journalists say my music is "blue wave," or "dreamy," or "jangly-slacker jewel," and none of it really makes sense to me.

Modern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear.

I don't judge too much as long as it's good. As long as it's good music and good artistry, I'm with it.

Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.