A melody is not merely something you can hum.

Quote by Aaron Copland

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, Is there a meaning to...

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, Is there a meaning to...

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know....

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know....

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of sub-consciousnessÃ³I wouldnÃt know. But I...

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of sub-consciousnessÃ³I wouldnÃt know. But I...

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know....

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know....

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form...

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form...

You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic...

You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic...

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of...

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of...

If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be...

If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be...

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible...

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible...

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind.

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind.

Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.

Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

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.

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

Music can save people, but it can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's...

Music can save people, but it can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's...

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.

I wanna thank you for supporting me and my music and defending me from haters.

I wanna thank you for supporting me and my music and defending me from haters.

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, expels diseases, softens every pain, subdues the rage...

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, expels diseases, softens every pain, subdues the rage...

Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them.

Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them.

I am perhaps the oldest musician in the world. I am an old man but...

I am perhaps the oldest musician in the world. I am an old man but...

Time is money.