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Music Quotes

Quotes on music and creative calling.

These quotes describe music as near-constant background for some, and as a true calling for others - one line simply states a feeling of being destined for it. A few discuss resisting one narrow sound in favor of exploring many styles. Related reading includes Funny Quotes.

I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are...

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

Soul lyrics, soul music came at about the same time as the civil rights movement, and it's very possible that one influenced the other.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

I'd be happy if people said that I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

Dad Quotes

We like to think of film and music as art, but actually art is something that is not restricted.

Quotes by Ahmed Best

Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.

Quotes by Ahmad Jamal

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

Feelings such as loneliness, longing or love are sometimes hard to put into words; maybe that's why we all love music, because it resonates with something we can't share.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

When I started working on my own music, I didn't have the chance to record in a big music studio, so I had to record everything myself.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

Food Quotes

I love the conversation between film and music.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

My parents were very relaxed about music.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

I'm very happy that I got introduced to music only as something you got pleasure from.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

I really believe it's not bad to look back within music. I don't mean retro, but using your own memories to make a song because our memories are what make us who we are.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

Funny Quotes

I learned that music should be fun and should be a way to express yourself - that there aren't really any rules.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

The orchestral or symphonic music never interested me.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

Quotes by Agnes de Mille

Maybe one day there will finally be an education for electronic music.

Quotes by Afrojack

I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting.

Quotes by Afrojack

Political Quotes

Most music that comes out of Holland is basically the harder part of dance music - hip-hop, drum'n'bass.

Quotes by Afrojack

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Music" page?
Personal reflections on the role music plays in everyday life — having music in your ears all the time for company or pleasure, feeling like you were "born to make music," and a musician's philosophy of not staying too confined to any specific sonic space.
Are these quotes from musicians?
They read like insights from people close to music, including someone referencing Adam Curtis' 'Century of Self' as an influence on their thinking about art and exclusivity.
Is there a quote about musical variety?
Yes — one speaks to liking "so much" different music that they refuse to be confined to one sonic space, and a related quote mentions loving folk music specifically without being limited to it.
Can I pair a music quote with something more lighthearted?
Sure — if you want to balance a reflective music quote, Funny quotes or Jokes can add some levity.
What if I'm looking for quotes about other everyday joys, like food or family?
Food quotes and Dad quotes cover other simple pleasures in a similar personal, reflective way.

There's also a critical note about artists becoming too exclusive, echoing concerns raised in documentary work about self-image and audience. See Food Quotes and Dad Quotes for more varied reading.