Steven Tyler Quotes

If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for.

A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.

I think music should be the basis of an education, not just something you do once a week.

They look at what's more important, like subjects to help with the SAT's, etc. They miss that music is vital. It offers a break from a stressful day of science and math and it's different.

Too many schools across the country have cut back heavily on their music curricula.

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.

The majority of the high schools and the public schools in N.Y.C. don't even have band programs. Hip-hop in a lot of ways is an outgrowth of a lack of instruments and a desire to play music, so we can't really fault the kids for that.

I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people.

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.

We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society.

So many schools are getting rid of music programs and it's really sad because I know that when I started singing and stuff it was something that I always wanted to do and I never believed in myself to be able to do it.

I was on a path that could've really led to disaster, and the one thing for me that really kept me focused and gave me something to believe in and a sense of self-worth and a discipline was music.

I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope.

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

Unfortunately, the music programs are being stripped out of the schools these days. We have to change that.

Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system.

I love working with children, and I love music.

Companies that pretend to care about music and really care about other things - whether it be hardware, whether it be advertising - and now they look at music as a loss leader. And we know music isn't a loss leader; music is an important part of our lives.

I just love music, and I love what music does for people.

A big part of my upbringing was being with an instrument and kind of figuring myself out through music. So I feel a strong desire in any way that I can to help do that for other kids.

From dancing around to Michael Jackson and Madonna as a kid to having my mind blown by the first sounds of punk and indie rock, to getting to play my own songs and have people listen, music is what got me through.

Music is like a medicine.

I'm a musician, and I discovered the power of music pretty early in life.

There's a lot of music in my life, and I found it a very important part of my life.