The House. . . She lays her beams in music, In music everyone, To the cadence of the whirling world Which dances around the sun- That so they shall not be displaced By lapses or by wars, But for the love of happy souls Outlive the newest stars.
Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
I've been making music ever since, but it was never something I thought I could make any money doing.
To me, as to Pythagoras, music is not merely entertainment or amusement. . . but therapy. . . for actuating. . . the healing power that exists within us all: Life Energy.
If you like my music, great, and if you don't, whatever. I'm going to keep making it either way.
But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound.
Next to theology I give music the highest place of honor.
When you are so strongly drawn to music, you can't not be a musician.
Technology, publicity and sexuality have their place in music, but they are all subordinate to the pleasures and power of true vocal talent.
I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.
The music pot is broad. It's just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do.
But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio to the young public?
I cannot play a lie. I have to believe in what I play or it won't come out.
In music, if you hit a wrong note, people forgive you. In magic when something goes wrong, the entire art is destroyed.
My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company.
Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music.
They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.
Protect your hands! Some fans demonstrate their enthusiam with bone-crushing hand shakes. My former teacher Julian Bream often bows Japanese style with his hands behind his back. Smart man!.
Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
There are two kinds: one takes the music too fast, and the other too slow. There is no third!