If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. Gustav Mahler on music
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. Kin Hubbard on music
Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. John Ruskin on music
Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune. Thomas Fuller on music
Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. Jean Paul on music
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. William Congreve on music
It was my 16th birthday - my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote this song, and I just knew that that was the only thing I could ever really do - write songs and sing them to people. Stevie Nicks on music
But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing. Bryan Ferry on music