Music and Emotion Quotes

I do have a big problem with the idea of music as a form of communication unless it's political - and that's where it's tricky because a lot of music is political, even if it's not overtly so. But my music isn't that; it's about a feeling.

Music is like a lifeblood - it changes the way I move; it changes the way I feel about myself. The way I walk into the room is different depending on the song I was just listening to.

I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.

Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music.

It's funny, the power of music. I was watching 'Dracula,' the 1931 version with Bela Lugosi, and the only music you hear is at the very beginning of the credits. There's not one other piece of music; it's all silent. It's unbelievable, and it's very effective, too.

It's always easy, I think, to raise the importance of a scene through the addition of music. But it's very awkward to end it unless there's a door slam or a gunshot or something that just takes you right out of it.

That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.

I find that different types of music are good for certain activities.

Music truly heals, and I am so grateful to have learned that through Musicians on Call.

Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am.

If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

Music really matters in politics.

I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to rearrange the way you can think.

We all know this: Music is such a fundamental part of life.

For each book, I do end up making a kind of playlist to fit the characters.

Music moves society more than most people realize. In my opinion, it's a soft manipulator of influence and change.

I have volunteered for Musicians on Call for the past 12 years because of the incredible one-on-one experiences in hospital rooms when no one other than the patient and I would remember the love that was exchanged.

When I am running, I like listening to typical Punjabi music. It is just who I am. It comes to me very naturally.

Some of my favorite films are musicals, like 'Walk the Line,' 'The Rose' and 'Lady Sings the Blues.' I just love the way the music and the story fuel each other.

I listen to a pop genre of music to keep the rhythm flowing and sometimes I'll take it back to the old school to keep my mind calm because once you start to listen to so much craziness, it gets hectic.