Music Quotes: A Collection of Music Quotes
by Famous Poets and Musicians

... from famous musicians (from Bach to Joplin) and poets. Whatever your belief system, music is the language of the soul. Use the quotes below to inspire your musical soul, whether you are a practicing musician or just a fan.

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On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then go home alone.

~Janis Joplin~

The sweetest music is the sound of the voice of the woman we love.

~La Bruyere~

Music Quotes

Forget the notes so you can play them.

~Jan Sardi~

Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.

~Charlie Parker~

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I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.

~ Billy Joel~

There is two kinds of music, the good and bad. I play the good kind.

~ Louis Armstrong~

Is not music the food of love?

~Richard Sheridan~

Musician Quotes

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.

~ J.S. Bach~

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The music in my heart I bore,

Long after it was heard no more.

~William Wordsworth~

Find the person who knows the rhythm of your soul

There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.

~ Frank Zappa~

Music Quotes

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