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

When in doubt, sing loud. Robert Merrill

There’s a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don’t know what it is. But I’ve got it. Ron Wood

Composers should write tunes that chaufeurs and errand boys can whistle. Sir Thomas Beecham