Daniel Levitin Quotes

Music has always been profoundly important to me.

Music helps me immeasurably in the writing process.

Life without music would be a mistake.

Music has always been a part of my life. It's my way of expression.

I find a therapy in playing music, in many different ways.

Whatever I've got going on, I play music to accompany me.

I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever!

I play guitar, so that's kind of my outlet, but its just something I want to keep for myself.

Writing songs used to be my hobby; it used to be my getaway.

The power of music is undeniable.

No matter how the day's going, when I get out there on that stage, it makes it all all right.

Why do people compose music? Why do people listen to music? When we go into a concert, we go into a place where we want to experience a sort of ecstasy, to come out of ourselves.

Music is something I can control.

When I'm stressed or I have some things I have to get off my mind, I go to the canvas and I paint.

But not to have music would be unnatural to me.

Rap was more of a release for me, a journal.

With music, it's a therapy for me. So whatever I'm dealing with at the time, I talk about it when I rap.

Making music has always had a therapeutic effect on me.

Music is a good way to channel your fragile, vulnerable, needy side, but it's also something to rejoice in.

I was being very bad because I didn't know how to express myself. Music gave me an outlet to express myself and channel that anger.

I know how music makes me feel; I know how it affects my life.

Writing is very liberating and therapeutic.

I'm not really good with explaining myself verbally, but I do it through music and other outlets.

I'm aware that as much as people like hearing and listening to my music, it's also very therapeutic for me to be able to express myself some way - how I'm feeling, how I'm thinking, and just saying what's in my heart and on my mind. I need to do that to maintain my sanity.

For me, the value of music is the value you extract from it.