There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
-George Eliot
Quotations
Music
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
-Confucius
Ruling piano keys is harder than ruling a whole kingdom.
-Yazan Haddadin
I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
-Tom Waits
Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.
-Bono
"On the Move"
Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.
-Benjamin Disraeli
A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.
-Leopold Stokowski
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.
-John Borrowman
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
-Aldous Huxley
"Music At Night: And Other Essays"
Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can't.
-Johnny Depp
