Quotes about music

Let those who would keep two youthful hearts asunder, beware of music.

Washington Irving

Music, it requires more than brawn. It requires a lot of heart. You gotta put love in there.

James Brown

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.

Plato

I came into this music business at 26 years old. I was a fully developed man at that point. At that age, I didn’t have anything to prove.

Jay-Z

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

David Bowie

Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I’m like Moses in the music business.

James Brown

It’s about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story, and all kinds of sonic goodness – sonic goodies.

Frank Ocean

I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn’t want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

Lady Gaga

I wanted to rewrite how rock music was perceived.

David Bowie

I don’t dress any particular way to impress anyone or market myself for my music. It’s actually who I am.

Lady Gaga