Hildur Gudnadottir Quotes

I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

Now, what we are not talking about, what you're really coming to, is what compromises one makes so that the listener understands somewhat of what you're doing, what you're trying to express.

I'm trying to communicate here. I'm a communicator, I like to communicate, and if a million people buy it then we've touched a million people, if only 10 people buy it, then we've only touched 10, and that's important, because I'm satisfied with only 10. But, I love a million.

I write songs that mean something to me because I want to connect with people and make them feel something too.

I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's for me.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.

Music is about communication, and the chemistry between an audience and the orchestra is absolutely essential; the performance does not exist in a bubble.

Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking.

I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them.

I don't want to be a big star. I just want to get my message across.

I use music as a medium to talk to people.

I have no message.

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

It still amazes me how many musicians aren't really interested in engaging with their audience at all. Alfred Brendel, a pianist for whom I have the greatest respect, has described performance as a sacred communion between the artist and the composer. But what about the audience? Music is communication, a two-way street.

Don't forget there are two sides to performing. Finding the truth, but you also have to be transparent enough for the audience to see it. How many times have you seen a performance and thought: 'Well, it seems to be meaning a great deal to you but it ain't coming across to me?' It is to be shared.

Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.

If you don't know what is being said, the rest of the actor's work is wasted.

If you have something to say, a movie is a really great medium to say it. It doesn't matter what the message is.

Art isn't complete until it's shared.

If you listen to my music, you know who I'm talking to, what I'm talking about, and exactly what my message is.

People often reach out and comment on how they relate to my lyrics, which makes me feel very warm inside.

Every song I ever wrote, I wrote to be heard. So, if I was given a choice that 50 years from now I could either have a dollar or knowing that some kid was listening to my song, I'd go with the kid listening to my song.

The singer alone does not make a song, there has to be someone who hears. -Broken Song