musical spirituality Quotes

I may be Jewish, but my religion is hip-hop.

My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there's no problem because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual expression of what I am - my faith, my knowledge, my being.

I have to tell you that J.S. Bach was easily the greatest musical innovator in the history of the world. He was so advanced for his time. There's a spiritual depth to his music. You can listen to it and it's like meditation.

Oh, I think it's definitely spiritual. All music is. I think it's maybe one of the highest forms of spirituality.

I've always accepted some kind of deity, especially as a songwriter.

I learned from my father that music is from God and the message is from God.

Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.

The only proof he needed for the existance of God was music.

I don't mean this to sound pretentious but I think that artists of all kinds are a rung up the ladder of the spiritual heirarchy, and for me there is something very religious about music.

I adhere to the religion of art and music and small children.

The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's.

Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.

For a musician, music is the best way to unite with God.