One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.

All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws... view

By: John Coltrane

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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it... view

By: Paul McCartney

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When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six... view

By: Alicia Keys

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I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization... view

By: Fredric Jameson

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For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness.. view

By: David Rittenhouse

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And I like music, too, I like playing music... view

By: Beau Bridges

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We're a bit flashy, but the music's not one big noise... view

By: Freddie Mercury

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To love beauty is to see light... view

By: Victor Hugo

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But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there... view

By: Richard Thompson

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The role of Barbara, in Music for Millions, was literally a tonic for me... view

By: June Allyson

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A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words... view

By: Roy Ayers

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