Quotes About Expression

Verbal communication about music is impossible except among musicians.

Without music, life would be a blank to me.

Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny.

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish.

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.

Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow.

I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever.

The kind of music or the kind of arrangements that I do, the kind of musicians I choose, is just what I like to hear.

Any of the rewards or accolades or any of that are very nice and everything but the music is what saves me. And it did. I would write my way out of any kind of depressing period.

Music is a big part of my life. I listen to different genres, and I choose the music that will inspire the next part of my story.

Deeply listening to music opens up new avenues of research I'd never even dreamed of. I feel from now on music should be an essential part of every analysis.

I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.

I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant.

Music was born free; and to win freedom is its destiny.

I'm glad that my music has helped other people as it's helped me. It makes me glad that I did what I did with my life.

After theology I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.

I've always loved music and felt connected to it, but was too afraid to explore that avenue.

Usually music is used to hide a film's problems.

Music and dance are all you need.

music alone can abolish differences of language or culture between two people and evoke something indestructible within them.

Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.

Indeed, man only exists insofar as he expresses himself. Music does it in musical ideas.

I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.

Music as a whole, in its overwhelming wealth and endlessness, is inaccessible unless we free ourselves from the limitations of our own restricted training.