Sun Ra Quotes

In 1984, I turned to theater in the hopes of finding a more direct form of communication between me and my people.

You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.

I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

It's not something you can find. There's a moment you arrive at --- there's no words for it. A bunch of people come together at this place where a note hits your heart and your brain tells your finger where to go. It's an otherworldly thing, like when a painter gets the right combination of colors together.

Music is the way I understand how to communicate now, the way that I've learned how to communicate... but it will eventually have to go beyond that. You see, I've realised that music is not what keeps people involved - it's the attitude behind the music.

Music is the soul of language.

Music is the universal language of mankind.

Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess.

I see magic in conversation and words, and music is purely speaking to others, isn't it?

Music, like film, is an incredible tool for creating empathy.

Art, when done well, creates empathy.

Art is the most effective mode of communications that exists.

Art is communication.

I think there'll always be a kid with a guitar with a song in his heart that's going to turn me on - that's as far as I can see. Whether lots of people agree with that, I'm not sure.

Music is a dialogue.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

Music inspires me.

Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.

Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you love.

I don't know what makes a guy want to write songs and sing, but if you've got a message, you want to get it across. When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs are all about the human condition, and people will be able to find themselves in my songs.

I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.

I hear music as narrative.

If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It's a desire to communicate. A deep desire to communicate inspires songwriting.