Andris Nelsons Quotes

Music is the most powerful form of communication in the world. It brings us all together. Even religion separates us, but a hit record unites us across religious beliefs, race, politics.

In terms of helping people understand and know each other a little better, music is universal - universal and transporting.

Just when you think we're living in a little bit of a divided world, music brings us together.

If I make a speech, I need a translator. But music does not need a translation. People understand me through the sound. That I think is very important. This is just one planet, like one family.

Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.

We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there's humanity everywhere, and that's what I'm trying to do.

I can see that everybody has their own challenges that they are dealing with. But what's so beautiful about music is that it brings people together, levels the playing field and opens people up.

With good music, yes, we can bring people together because a good song will touch your soul no matter what and where it is coming from.

Music is a unifying force.

Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.

Music is supposed to create an associate level, wherein I and you and you and I can associate without any misunderstanding.

Someone once told me that movies are a universal passport. And it's true, wherever you go.

I always feel like music should be a universal language.

Music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer. No matter what race or religion or nationality or sexual orientation or gender that you are, it has the power to unite us.

Music brings unity.

One thing that brings everyone together are the lyrics. Even if the people singing don't know the Japanese words, they still sing along.

When people get emotional and sing the song with you - it's an incredible thing.

Nothing unifies people more than music, more than that universal riff. The one thing that unifies us and the hope that we can have, especially being an artist, is that we can create music that can build bridges and smash down very bad ideas.

I just want us to understand each other. That's the point of my music.

Music has no borders, which is most important.

Music is the only medium by which everyone is connected in the world.

Music goes further than any border, any language.

Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.

On this platform of peace, we can create a language to translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other.

I try not to put messages in my songs. My only message is man's communication with his fellow man. I want to narrow the gap of strangeness and alienation.