Cat Power Quotes

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

Let the music diffuse all the tension.

I love classical music and have been playing violin since I was seven. Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often cannot.

Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.

I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and allows me to express emotion through my body. I played clarinet as a child, so I guess I have a bit of a musical ear.

Once I discovered how important writing music was to me and just what a huge weight it lifted off of me, I knew that it was going to be the biggest part of my life, the biggest love of my life, the biggest thing in my life.

Music is like a huge release of tension.

Music is a safe kind of high.

But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

I'm not gonna be warded off the joy music bus.

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

Singing soothes me. It is something that I have always been doing and will continue to do.

Music is really, like, my therapy. So anything that's pretty much music-involved gets your head in the game.

Some music will make you dance. Other music helps you release tension.

Let the music defuse all the tension.

My outlet is my music, and it's been this way since I was 4 years old.

I had to listen to the classical music because it calms me down, calms my nerves down.

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function.

Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life.

When I'm shooting films, I write and play music when I come home.

I found music to be the therapy of choice. I guess it is for a lot of people.

Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an instrument that I don't know how to play is unbelievably relaxing, because I don't have any pressure on me.

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

Music shouldn't be a chore or feel like any kind of burden.

Music is a great natural high and a great natural escape.