You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed? Bryan Ferry on music
Music is the soul of language. Max Heindel on music
Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off. Bryan Ferry on music
The real art of conducting consists in transitions. Gustav Mahler on music
The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the ocean, and the instruments are little or bigger islands, very beautiful for the flowers and trees. Andres Segovia on music
I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from. Sarah McLachlan on music
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. Pablo Casals on music
Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable. Billy Sheehan on music
I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs. Gary Cherone on music
There's a lot of music that sounds like it's literally computer-generated, totally divorced from a guy sitting down at an instrument. Aimee Mann on music
I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile. Buddy Guy on music
My music, my songs are 100 percent inspired by girl power. Paulina Rubio on music
That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is. Lesley Garrett on music
You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins. David Coverdale on music
Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting. Michael Stipe on music
Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now that has changed to rap. So, there's always a new generation with new music. Bobby Vinton on music
It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created. Bruce Beresford on music
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Martin Mull on music
Music is a performance and needs the audience. Michael Tippett on music
Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow. Toru Takemitsu on music