Quotes by Music The public doesn't want new music; the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead. Arthur Honegger music humor funny We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams. World-losers and world-forsakers, Upon whom the pale moon gleams; Yet we are the movers and shakers, Of the world forever, it seems. Arthur O'Shaughnessy music dream life We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Arthur O'Shaughnessy music dream inspirational You cannot play the piano well unless you are singing within you. Arthur Rubinstein piano music play I am tired before the concert, not afterward. Arthur Rubinstein concerts tired music The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only of the shadow, but music of the essence. Arthur Schopenhauer music powerful art Genius is its own reward; for the best that one is, one must necessarily be for oneself. . . . Further, genius consists in the working of the free intellect., and as a consequence the productions of genius serve no useful purpose. The work of genius may be music, philosophy, painting, or poetry; it is nothing for use or profit. To be useless and unprofitable is one of the characteristics of genius; it is their patent of nobility. Arthur Schopenhauer music useless philosophy Music is the melody whose text is the world. Arthur Schopenhauer philosophical music wisdom I did all you can do with a clarinet. Any more would have been less. Artie Shaw clarinet has-beens music I like the music. I love it & live it in fact. But for me the business part of music just plain stinks. Artie Shaw jazz music facts An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself. Artie Shaw please music artist An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away. Artie Shaw music artist writing I can't understand guys who just have to have your autograph. What do you do when you get home, take it out & look at it? Artie Shaw music guy home The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides. Artur Schnabel music funny art I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play. Artur Schnabel piano music play I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed. Artur Schnabel great-music music-is music Blow your life through your horn. Arturo Sandoval jazz music blow If you want to please the critics, don't play too loud, too soft, too fast, too slow. Arturo Toscanini music want play After conducting a concert in a small town, I once received the following note from a farmer who had attended the performance: "Dear Sir, I wish to inform you that the man who played the long thing you pull in and out only did so during the brief periods you were looking at him." Arturo Toscanini music men long For some reason that only a sociologist might be able to accurately explain, the Brazilian Press was extremely unkind to me, reporting only selective derogatory untruthful rumors (some of which are still around), harsh criticism, and unwarranted sarcasm. I was very hurt by this. It was such great disappointment... When I came back from Brazil at that time, I made a promise to myself that I would never, ever again sing in Brazil. So far [as of 2002], I have kept this promise, having declined each and every invitation or proposals to perform in Brazil. Once was enough! Astrud Gilberto music disappointment hurt «56789101112131415»