The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. That's where the music lives. That's where my music comes from. Clarence Clemons
At home I'm just a guy who has interests that extend far beyond music. Layne Staley
I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out. Jay London
Music is the language of the heart, and conservatives always screw it up. Glenn Beck
Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting it's something far, far deeper than that. Evelyn Glennie
My husband is a composer, so he plays piano all the time and I sit there and clap telling my unborn child, 'Hear me clap, hear the music.' I know music, in general, is supposed to be good for babies to hear. Danica McKellar
Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam. Trey Anastasio
People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley. Serj Tankian
I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground. John McLaughlin
Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down. Scott Weiland
I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and that's what makes them extraordinary. Bono
Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting. Scott Weiland
The great moments of rock 'n' roll were never off in some corner of the music world, in a self-constructed ghetto. Bono
If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out. Levon Helm
In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things. Why not have something positive and stamp it with blackness? Jamie Foxx
Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane. Eddie Vedder