As a boy, I'd always had an interest in theater. But the idea at my school was that drama and music were to round out the man. It wasn't what one did for a living. I got over that. Hugh Jackman
Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. Brian Eno
You can't really imagine music without technology. Brian Eno
Good music is very close to primitive language. Denis Diderot
I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me. Jack Black
All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up? Willie Nelson
What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country. Gertrude Stein
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven. Walter Savage Landor
Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature. Zhuangzi
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that. Annie Lennox
I think one of my favorite things to do is just lock myself up in a small room and listen to music and watch films for a day. Also I just like seeing my friends. We have pizza parties which means I get four friends round, we eat a pizza and we're really lazy and we play PlayStation. Daniel Radcliffe
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music. Marcel Marceau
The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings. Erykah Badu
Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love. Hector Berlioz
This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it. Samuel Goldwyn
Please write music like Wagner, only louder. Samuel Goldwyn
There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap. Billie Joe Armstrong
Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Music is like a huge release of tension. James Taylor
I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again. Cat Stevens