“A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art.” ArtSocialNaturalDecisionPayAttentionMusic IsResponseHearingMotivatedClassical MusicPrestigeClassic Music Book:Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist Source: Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
“For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingLongHelpingSocialMusic IsLong TimeWorkersSocial Worker Author:Iris DeMent
“I'm a very optimistic person. I have the chance to listen to so much phenomenal music. Connecting with social networking to create music is a progression of what electronic music does anyway - it connects people.” PeoplePersonsDoeSocialChanceMusic IsOptimisticConnectingNetworkingProgressionPhenomenalSocial NetworkingSocial NetworkElectronic MusicOptimistic Person Author:Paul van Dyk
“Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.” PeopleSocialInspiringCommunicationMusic IsStrongestGesturesClassical Composers Author:Malcolm Arnold
“Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene its not one-on-one, its a one-on-12. Its very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.” PeopleI CanDifferentBigsSocialStuffLevelsBrokenHealthySceneComfortableMusic IsLuckIntimatePotOld FriendsSupperDifferent LevelsOne On One Author:Feist
“I have learned that collaboration are everything to me. Music is a social thing. If there are no ears to hear it, it has no value. I have really loved getting input from other great musicians- like recording strings with my family or making weird synth sounds with tore nissen.” IfsValuesSocialSoundMusicianMusic IsMy FamilyEarsStringsCollaborationI Have LearnedGreat MusicInputGreat Musician Author:Oh Land
“For me, I guess the general reason for using social media is that the connection I have with people who are interested in my music is extremely important to me. That connection is like the pillar in everything I do. I want to embrace that connection and make it stronger.” PeopleWantImportantReasonSocialMediaMusic IsConnectionsStrongerEmbraceSocial MediaPillars Author:Steve Aoki
“The most successful stuff is sold to you as indispensable social information. The message in the music is, 'We are terribly, terribly slick and suave, and if you listen to us, you can probably get a leg up in society, too.'” IfsSocialStuffSuccessfulInformationMessagesMusic IsLegsIndispensableSlickSuave Author:Iggy Pop
“I think that music has always been restricted to media. The LP is an antiquated form, and the CD is now an antiquated form, and there's no sense grieving. Music is forever, there will always be songs. It's exciting that we're not limited to the media any more. I don't hold a precious view of my work, that it exists outside of social constructs or the confines of a platform.” ThinkingFormSongSocialViewsForeverMediaMusic IsExcitingGrievingPlatformsConstructsCds Author:Sufjan Stevens
“For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration.” SocialMusic IsCollaborationInteraction Author:Norah Jones
“If your music is great, you will have fans, not because you have spent time chatting on social media.” IfsSocialFansMediaMusic IsSocial MediaChatting Author:Bryan Adams
“Indie music is 'it' now. It's kind of a revolution to the music: 1980s, 1990s music was getting very sanitized; they were complying with the music industry. Music was getting more and more dead in a way. Now, because of the social climate that's very severe, the artists are compelled to start being real. It's really great that indie music is now.” WayKindRealArtistSocialRevolutionIndustryMusic IsClimateBeing RealSevereReally GreatCompelledMusic IndustryComplyingIndie Music Author:Yoko Ono