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William Congreve2 quotes
Music alone with sudden charms can bind
The wand'ring sense, and calm the troubled mind. — William Congreve · 1703Music has charms to soothe a savage breast. — William Congreve · 1697Bob Marley1 quote
One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain. — Bob Marley · 1971Frederick Delius1 quote
It is only that which cannot be expressed otherwise that is worth expressing in music. — Frederick Delius · 1920Friedrich Nietzsche1 quote
Without music, life would be a mistake. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1889John Coltrane1 quote
I think the main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe. That's what music is to me-it's just another way of saying this is a big, beautiful universe we live in, that's been given to us, and here's an example of just how magnificent and encompassing it is. That’s what I would like to do. I think that’s one of the greatest things you can do in life, and we all try to do it in some way. The musician’s is through his music. — John Coltrane · 1962Lester Bangs1 quote
Music, you know, true music, not just rock n roll, it chooses you. — Lester Bangs · 2000Michael Torke1 quote
Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass? — Michael Torke · 1990