There was this mountain village in Russia where my music was getting in on some German radio station. I remember this because music used to get up to Saskatchewan from Texas. Late at night after the local station closed down. Joni Mitchell on music
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. Joni Mitchell on music
I see music as fluid architecture. Joni Mitchell on music
To enjoy my music, you need depth and emotionality. Joni Mitchell on music
The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. Joni Mitchell on music
I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it. Joni Mitchell on music
I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate. Joni Mitchell on music
Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself. Truman Capote on music
Music will always be my No. 1 passion, but I don't have to be doing it professionally. It's not really about that for me anymore. I feel like I don't have to look at it as a career. I can just rest in it and just be. Jessica Simpson on music
When you grow up in the music industry, trying to be Britney Spears because that's what sells records and then you realize, 'All I have to do is be myself? I should have thought of that a long time ago,' it feels good to have success come from what's actually inside of you. Jessica Simpson on music
All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music. Walter Pater on music
I write music with an exclamation point! Richard Wagner on music
What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people. Kenny G on music
I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University. Alan Greenspan on music
Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me. Levon Helm on music
For some reason, the evolutionists have not come up with an evolution-based explanation for why human beings react so powerfully to music. But surely they will. Dennis Prager on music
I'd love to do a modern-day musical that's full of original music. To get your contemporaries to sing and dance without looking foolish and for it to be transformational and magical and all those things a musical is supposed to be. Danny Boyle on music
In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical values that have always characterized our country and for which we have traditionally been honored and respected outside our shores. Lorin Maazel on music
I tend to score with songs from Western pop music. Danny Boyle on music
Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times. Yoko Ono on music