Music can be a source of escapism.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
Maybe I'll put my iPod in two minutes before. But truly, I've listened to actors say that they loved to listen to music before a shot, and I really understand that now because it puts you in the mood and gives you energy.
What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch.
Even the greatest poets, I think, cannot quite get to the places that music can get to in the human - I was gonna say mind, but it's actually the entire body. It somehow seems to infuse the entire body.
I think there's no greater healing power than music.
Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.
Music is like therapy, you know? It's my escape. It's my way for me to express my feelings and my thoughts.
Music makes me cry.
Singing gives me a lot of energy.
Music was my one way to vent.
Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you.
Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.
Music is pretty therapeutic.
Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
Music inspires me.
Music is like a huge release of tension.
Every essential oil has a healing purpose, so I think it's a great gift because it's something that elevates your mood and your health.
Music is a safe kind of high.
I think everyone should sing - it's so good for you, as it makes you breathe deeply, and it's good for you emotionally, too. It's a brilliant release way of lifting the spirits.
I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.
When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad feelings, good feelings, ups and downs, highs and lows, that kind of thing.
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
I can take all the negative energy and turn it into a positive simply by purging my soul through music. That's how powerful music can be.
