We aren’t worried about posterity; we want it to sound good right now. Duke Ellington

It’s only selling out if they haven’t paid you enough. Keith Richards

It’s not easy being in a group. It’s like marriage without the sex. The only lubricant we have is music. Sting

Being in love was not the most important thing to me; being respected was. Tori Amos

Good music is very close to primitive language. Denis Diderot

I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to. Elvis Presley

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don’t take it too seriously. Henry Miller

Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end Igor Stravinskey

Never play the same thing twice. Louis Armstrong

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. Miles Davis