The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.
-W. H. Auden
"The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Prose, Volume III, 1949-1955"
Quotations
Music
Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.
-Sarah Dessen
Music can change the world because it can change people.
-Bono
Music acts like a magic key to which the most tightly closed heart opens.
-Maria Von Trapp
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music
-Marcel Marceau
In music, the passions enjoy themselves.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
"Beyond Good and Evil"
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"
The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.
-Luanne Rice
"Summer of Roses"
Saying you liked all music meant that you didn't love any.
-Lindsey Kelk
"I Heart New York"
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
-Lao Tzu
