"Music can also be a sensual pleasure, like eating food or sex. But its highest vibration for me is that point of taking us to a real understanding of something in our nature which we can very rarely get at. It is a spiritual state of oneness"
- Terry Riley
About this Quote
In this quote, Terry Riley reveals his belief that music is not just a type of entertainment, however also a source of sensuous pleasure. He compares it to the pleasures of eating food or participating in sexes. Nevertheless, he believes that the real power of music lies in its ability to raise us to a greater level of understanding. It has the prospective to connect us to our inner selves and provide a deeper understanding of our nature. In this sense, music becomes a spiritual experience, bringing us to a state of oneness with ourselves and the world around us. It is a powerful and transformative force that can transcend the physical and touch our souls.
This quote is written / told by Terry Riley somewhere between June 24, 1935 and today. He was a famous Composer from USA.
The author also have 15 other quotes.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them"
