It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: read more

It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, and everlasting beauty of monotony.

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice.

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice.

Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years read more

Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Music is love in search of a word.

Music is love in search of a word.

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.

If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.

If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.