People are going deaf because music is played louder and louder, but because they're going deaf, it has to be played louder still. Milan Kundera
Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music? John Cusack
For me, music and life are all about style. Miles Davis
Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. Herbert Spencer
A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance. Mel Brooks
I think that a song, when it works, never mind a piece of long form music, even a song is something that speaks to itself but has a language all of its own, ideally. Steve Hackett
I'm not trying to clock scores in this lifetime, it's just that things are better now than they were like five, ten years ago. Music has gotten a lot better. There's a lot of people who are committed to - soulfully. Jerry Garcia
If not for music, I would probably be a very frustrated scientist. It's one way to answer the question, 'What is the meaning of life?' I feel music answers it better. Paula Cole
I listen to music for emotion and I get zero emotion from rap. Sebastian Bach
I just do what I do. I like to make music. Neil Young
I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect. Julie Andrews
As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually. Julie Andrews
Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in the philosophical debate. Another point of view is to say that music is a very profound language. Robert Fripp
Getting into music has changed my personality and way of doing things. I'm far more open now. Shaun White
More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible. Billy Joel
If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. Billy Joel
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music. Chris Barber
For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift. Billy Joel
Country music is three chords and the truth. Harlan Howard