Mary J. Blige Quotes

Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and not for the body.

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

When a fan says, 'Man, you saved my life; I heard 'Jungleland'... and I cried... and I felt joy in my life again,' that's my hall of fame.

Under the spell of the right song, passion is within reach... love is close by... and you are not alone! With such potency, music should be treated with care. The sound, the feel, the presentation... everything! It is a medicine. It is a teacher!

I hope people half my age and twice my age will listen to my music - I want it to live forever and for my audience to feel like they have a friend in my music. Music is a spirit. It heals. It's an amazing thing to be loved and appreciated, and sometimes, music has not just been my best friend, it's been my only friend.

I believe that gospel is more than just a sound, it's a way of life. I don't really have any shame to talk about spirituality in my music. A lot of your favorite soul songs started out in gospel.

Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.

If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.

If you can't prove it in words, it ain't gospel. Soul music is just an expression of the mind, but your spirit has to be made alive - that's the real part, the part that God speaks to.

I've learned how much of an impact that music has on people. I get messages all the time from people telling me what my music means to them and what it has done to them.

All I can do is make good music and make it for the fans, not for anybody else.

There are moments when great music can be the greatest service and charity.

I think music is what takes the experience off the screen into your soul, into your head.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.

Music is like a medicine.

Gospel music played a huge part of my life. I was too scared to audition for the choir, but through my own music, I was also able to find spirituality for myself.

I feel blessed to be a musician, and I know it's a power given to me from God that I must use in a very positive way.

I suffered a bout of depression that pushed me to reevalute things in my life, and I learned a lot about myself and the world and my spirituality. I sat at a piano, and the ideas fell into my head. I started playing, and I felt comfortable with my music for the first time.

People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.

Michael Jackson believed in making music that made people feel good.

Music is such a balm. Always has been. It's such a heartbeat, like blood thrumming through the womb. That's why music appeals to people.

As someone who worships music, I believe it can never be ugly!

Let's keep the music with us. We'll always have it.

I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people.

An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music.