“Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voice, by musical instruments, and by both combined.” GivingHumansMadeJoySoundVoiceHuman BeingsMusicSweetCapableAppreciateInstrumentsMusicalDelightHearingToneExquisiteHarmoniousMusical InstrumentsHuman Voice Author:Brigham Young
“Music exists when rhythmic, melodic or harmonic order is deliberately created, and consciously listened to, and it is only language-using, self-conscious creatures ... who are capable of organizing sounds in this way, either when uttering them or when perceiving them. We can hear music in the song of the nightingale, but it is music that no nightingale has heard.” WaySelfSongOrderLanguageSoundMusicHeardCreaturesCapableConsciousSelf ConsciousNightingales Book:Understanding Music: Philosophy and Interpretation Source: Understanding Music: Philosophy and Interpretation
“I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.... This all sounds very strenuous and serious. But now that I have wrestled with it, it's no longer so. I feel happy- deep down. All is well.” WantLifeFeelsWellsSuccessUnderstandingSoundSeriousBecomingCapableSuccess In LifeDeep DownUnderstanding Myself Author:Katherine Mansfield
“When I say I had a cosmic confidence that we were capable of writing good music, I'm speaking about that time when we met Sam [Fogarino]. Greg [ex-drummer] is actually a really great drummer and a great guy. I never want to sound like I am belittling his contributions in the early days, but when Sam joined, there was an immediacy of, like, "Here we go."” WantWritingGuySoundMetsCapableContributionCosmicReally GreatExesDrummerBelittleImmediacyGreat Guy Author:Paul Banks