"Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion"
- Xun Kuang
About this Quote
Xun Zi thought that music has an effective capability to bring individuals together and promote peace. He saw it as a necessary element of human expression and emotion, and considered it to be a crucial component for attaining harmony in society. Basically, Xun Zi viewed music as a universal language that could bridge cultural divides and assist individuals link on a deep emotional level.
"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"
"Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
