There's something indescribable and unfathomable about music, yet it's something that we can all feel and relate to. And while music can never fully be described by words, these quotes powerfully capture different angles of its beauty and put to language all the things we love about it as musicians.
1. "Music can change the world because it can change people." – Bono
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2. "Music is the universal language of mankind." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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3. "Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life." – Ludwig van Beethoven
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4. "You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change; that's the way it works." – Van Morrison
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5. "Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness." – Maya Angelou
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6. "Music is only love looking for words." – Lawrence Durrell
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7. "The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers." – Roy Ayers
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8. "Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them." – Louis Armstrong
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9. "Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand." – Billy Joel
10. "Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians." – Henry Rollins
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What's your favorite music quote? Share it with us in the comments below!
Belinda Huang is a contributing writer for Sonicbids. She is a music production & engineering major at Berklee College of Music and is a staff writer for their online newspaper, The Berklee Groove.
