Today's Music Quotes:

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

- Aldous Huxley

topic: Motivational, Music, Wisdom, Sounds Of Silence, Jazz And Life

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be "No."

- Aaron Copland

source: What to Listen for in Music (1939) ch. 2

topic: Music, Would Be, Asking, Jazz Musician, Literature And Music

This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer to that would be, “Yes.” And “Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?” My answer to that would be, “No.”

- Aaron Copland

source: "What to Listen For in Music".

topic: Music, Jazz, States, Jazz Musician, Literature And Music

As for today's music, Nicki Minaj is killing it. She's an amazing artist.

- Neon Hitch

source: Source: www.elle.com

topic: Artist, Today, Killing, Killing It, Today's Music

I think the hymns give us a glimpse of the generations before us, and what was important to them at the time. Even though they are usually singing similiar messages that are in today's music, it is good to be reminded that the message of Christ is just as much relevant today as it was then.

- Bart Millard

topic: Thinking, Hymns, Giving, Today's Music

Call me a relic, call me what you will, say I'm old fashion, say I'm over the hill. Today's music ain't got the same soul, I like that old time rock and roll.

- Bob Seger

source: Bob Seger (2010). “Bob Seger - Guitar Chord Songbook”, p.62, Hal Leonard Corporation

topic: Fashion, Rocks, Rock And Roll, Old Time, Old Fashion

That I can't relate to today's music or morals doesn't make either necessarily bad. Just different. I leave the judgements to others.

- Perry Como

topic: Judgement, Today, Different, Judgemental, Today's Music

I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.

- George Crumb

topic: Diversity, Confusing, Style, Today's Music

My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.

- Roberta Flack

topic: Anger, Today, Coalitions, Today's Music

And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by what radio and the record companies tell them to buy.

- Juice Newton

topic: Thinking, Fans, Records, Today's Music

Most of today's music is done electronically.

- Klaus Schulze

topic: Done, Today, Today's Music

After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.

- Maynard James Keenan

topic: Band, Today, Stealing, Today's Music

I like to have songs with me that have substance. That's missing from a lot of today's music. You might hear a song with a catchy beat, but what's it about? It's not empowering or helping anyone.

- Jennifer Hudson

topic: Song, Missing, Empowering, Today's Music