Music Quotes

Small: I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project
"I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project"
Bill Wyman, Musician
Small: But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio
"But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio to the young public?"
Bill Wyman, Musician
Small: Because of the fashion, the young people dont have any access to the history of music, unless people like me r
"Because of the fashion, the young people don't have any access to the history of music, unless people like me revive it. There are very few people to revive it, because you can't earn any money doing it"
Bill Wyman, Musician
Small: When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to whats happening in the film. That way they treat the dialo
"When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer"
Mike Figgis, Director
Small: Theres a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual
"There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there"
Mike Figgis, Director
Small: Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film
"Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film"
Roland Joffe, Director
Small: Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, its music, not
"Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it's music, not words, that provides power"
Marcel Marceau, Actor
Small: Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music
"Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music"
Marcel Marceau, Actor
Small: You cant fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, thats got nothing
"You can't fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, that's got nothing to do with it. It's how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them"
Etta James, Musician
Small: My passion for music has always inspired my designs
"My passion for music has always inspired my designs"
Tommy Hilfiger, Designer
Small: You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic musi
"You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition"
Richard Morris, Clergyman
Small: When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, witho
"When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith"
Richard Morris, Clergyman
Small: Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more
"Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean"
Richard Morris, Clergyman
Small: With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of song
"With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs"
Bill Wyman, Musician
Small: The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do,
"The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that"
John Guare, Playwright
Small: The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry
"The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry, of the way they come together. The way that extraordinary space is controlled and given such emotional force"
John Guare, Playwright
Small: My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone,
Steve Nash
"My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone, read and go to a good movie"
Steve Nash, Athlete
Small: My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone.
Steve Nash
"My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends"
Steve Nash, Athlete
Small: I was listening to music long before rock n roll
"I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll"
Bill Wyman, Musician
Small: I didnt want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didnt like anymore and
"I didn't want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didn't like anymore and that restricted me from doing all the others things I'm interested in because of time"
Bill Wyman, Musician
Small: I remember a moment when the Prince went back to his old school, Grammar School in Melbourne, and slightly to
"I remember a moment when the Prince went back to his old school, Grammar School in Melbourne, and slightly to his horror his old music teacher produced a cello"
Anthony Holden, Journalist
Small: I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose
"I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose"
Norman Wisdom, Comedian
Small: The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you
"The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that"
Mike Figgis, Director
Small: In a way, the history of jazzs development is a small mirror of classical musics development through the centu
"In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form"
Mike Figgis, Director
Small: Ive spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music
"I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music"
Mike Figgis, Director
Small: From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially t
"From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition"
James Nasmyth, Inventor
Small: Music is the strongest form of magic
"Music is the strongest form of magic"
Marilyn Manson, Musician
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