Quotes About Expression

Because of the kind of music that I liked, and the different way that I dressed, it was kind of a perfect storm, creating a situation where I existed on my own throughout my schooling.

The power and magic of music lie in its intangibility and its limitlessness. It suggests images, but leaves us free to choose them and to accommodate them to our pleasure.

My goal is to connect with people emotionally. I take life's experiences and translate them into music — music that hopefully creates an impact on the listener.

A stone is frozen music

I'm one of those people who sort of feeds on music.

I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.

I hate the idea of street art. With music, I just needed my brain and my voice, which didn't cost anything.

The music takes over the words and makes them speak to me in another language.

I don't think what I do is influenced by suffering. I come from a talented people who are prolific in music and dance.

The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that.

Metaphysicians are musicians without musical ability.

She poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit.

Here is my music. It is all I have to tell you how I feel. Know that your love keeps my love strong.

All music is the blues. All of it.

Music is colorless. It's for everybody, it's for the world, it's for everybody to enjoy.

I believe that interpretation should be like a transparent glass, a window for the composer's music.

Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.

Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost.

Rap is my most used medium but I don't think I approach music like a rapper would.

Music induces nightingales to sing, pug dogs to yelp.

I'm just doing what I do best and that's what makes good music, and that's how you can relate to people.

I would say that music is the easiest means in which to express, but since words are my talent, I must try to express clumsily in words what the pure music would have done better.

The music is the message, the message is the music. So that's my little ministry that the Big Man upstairs gave to me - a little ministry called love and happiness.