Music Quotes (1,000+ quotes)

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
―Friedrich Nietzsche

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Attributed

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.... I cannot tell if I would have done any creative work of importance in music, but I do know that I get most joy in life out of my violin.”
―Albert Einstein

Source/Notes:
Viereck interview (1929)

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”
―Plato

Source/Notes:
Earliest attribution found in: The Pleasures of Life, Part II (1889) by Sir John Lubbock

“I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.”
―Bob Newhart

“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.”
―Charlie Parker

Source/Notes:
As quoted in Bird : The Legend Of Charlie Parker (1977) by Robert George Reisner, p. 27

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
―Victor Hugo

Source/Notes:
William Shakespeare (1864), Part I, Book II, Chapter IV

“I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.”
―Paul McCartney

“Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.”
―Martin Luther

Source/Notes:
The Life of Luther Written by Himself (H.G. Bohn, 1862), p. 7

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
―Bob Marley

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Song Lyrics - TrenchTown Rock (1973). Also quoted in the book: "Bob Marley: music, myth & the Rastas" (Carib-Arawak, 1976) by Henderson Dalrymple, p. 29.

“Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best…”
―Frank Zappa

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Lyrics to the song Packard Goose on the album Joe's Garage: Act III (19 November 1979)

“Music is a safe kind of high.”
―Jimi Hendrix

Source/Notes:
Attributed. Quoted in: "Psychology" by Robert A. Baron, Bruce Earhard, Marcia Ozier, Allyn and Bacon, 1995 - ISBN: 9780205172320