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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Quotes by Ahmed Best

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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

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

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

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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

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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

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I love the conversation between film and music.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

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.