James L. Brooks Quotes

Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.

If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.

Music is its own language - if you don't speak it, it's hard to say what you're trying to do.

I still picture myself as a student of the music. I'm always trying to learn new things. Music is just what makes me tick.

Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and development, and in a parent's connection with their children.

My head works in music, so there's always music there.

I think there are so many ways to become interested in music. I believe signs of sustained interest gives a sense of the right time. Music, if thought of as a language, would perhaps indicate that as early as possible is not so bad. I do believe that a really nurturing first teacher that makes the child love something is crucial.

Playing music was always a part of my life; I don't know anything else.

I've always made music - pretty much since I was born.

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

I feel that I speak the musical language.

Music is something I couldn't live without. My dad was into music, he played for pleasure - guitar, piano. I started off doing jazz, singing with a lot of fabulous musicians here in London before I went to the States. And I still take piano lessons every Wednesday.

I've always been in music. I started out in music, and I will continue to do music.

Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call a good student. I tended to write songs rather than do scales.

I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade.

Everybody, no matter what vocation they're looking at, should add music as an essential to their curriculum. Music can be a very important part of your soul and your growth as a human being. It's so powerful.

You see, that is it with music, you never stop learning.

It's funny, because music is one of those things it is natural to go into. You hear it so much growing up, it kind of permeates you and eventually you spew out some music of your own.

I never think my music isn't easy until I got to teach it to other people.

From an early age, I was infatuated with music. I always loved it and was always dancing or playing something.

Music is such an incredible tool for kids in general. They learn discipline; they learn how to express themselves. You learn math. You learn language. It's the ideal teaching tool, and that's why it's mind-boggling when any school superintendent decides that music is something we can kind of do without.

I have no clue as to where my interest and love for music came from. In fact, I have never learnt any music either, though I wish that I could just close my eyes and play the piano - that is my most cherished desire.

We're looking to help our guitar buddies do their thing while at the same time we try to create something we might enjoy listening to ourselves. If anything we are trying to develop a vocabulary so we can converse more fluidly.

Music was very influential on me as a kid.