Tragedy absorbs the highest musical ecstasies, and thus brings music to a state of true perfection.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Quotations
Music
Speaking unspoken words, music is a good way to say.
-Toba Beta
"Betelgeuse Incident"
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
-Ludwig Van Beethoven "Ludwig van Beethoven"
If we can feel that it is not our voice, not our fingers, but some reality deep inside our heart which is expressing itself, then we will know that it is the soul’s music.
-Sri Chinmoy
Songs are as sad as the listener.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
-Frank Zappa
"Real Frank Zappa Book"
Tell me what you listen to and I'll tell you who you are.
-Tiffanie DeBartolo
"How to Kill a Rock Star"
The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.
-Luanne Rice
"Summer of Roses"
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"
It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
-Johann Sebastian Bach
