Only become a musician if there is absolutely no other way you can make a living

Quote by Kirke Mecham

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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, sings.

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, sings.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children...

Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children...

Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once.

Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once.

That awkward moment when you sing the wrong part of a song with confidence.

That awkward moment when you sing the wrong part of a song with confidence.

Judge melody of music with ears than eyes, but understand and appreciate it only with...

Judge melody of music with ears than eyes, but understand and appreciate it only with...

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure...

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure...

While nobles are crying in their nights' chains, the squires sing. The terrible politics of...

While nobles are crying in their nights' chains, the squires sing. The terrible politics of...

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

You know when youre in a movie and you dont know anybody else in the...

You know when youre in a movie and you dont know anybody else in the...

I love the development of our music, that's what I really dig about the whole...

I love the development of our music, that's what I really dig about the whole...

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Music is essentially useless, as is life

Music is essentially useless, as is life

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to...

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to...

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul

Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...