When I don't like a piece of music, I make a point of listening to it more closely

Quote by Florent Schmitt

Topics: Music Quotes

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

I'm not really a good singer. But most people aren't, either.

I'm not really a good singer. But most people aren't, either.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

There is no truer truth obtainable by man than comes of music.

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

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

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is the vernacular of the human soul

Music is the vernacular of the human soul

When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person?...

When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person?...

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......

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Sometimes, it's not the song that makes you emotional, it's the people and things that...

Sometimes, it's not the song that makes you emotional, it's the people and things that...

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a...

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a...

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...

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the universal language of mankind

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you...

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you...