Richard Steele Quotes

Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos?

A good song is a good song.

There is a field where all wonderful perfections of microscope and telescope fail, all exquisite niceties of weights and measures, as well as that which is behind them, the keen and driving power of the mind. No facts however indubitably detected, no effort of reason however magnificently maintained, can prove that Bach's music is beautiful.

I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.

Great music is in the ear of the beholder.

Every one of us has a response of some kind to music, so I don't think it's fair to ever judge what is proper and what's not.

As long as it's good music, that's what's important.

I've never loved listening to music.

Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.

Our music, you either get it or you don't. There's no middle ground.

The only type of music I don't like is Dixieland jazz. It's just a little too happy and noisy for me. I like intervals and spaces in my music. There's just something about Dixieland.

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

The most important thing is that you like the music.

I've had so many hot, cheesy, corny loves of music in my life. I had a very intense Billy Joel period. So once you've really Joeled it up - there's some good periods of Joel; it's not all hot cheese. But I can't judge anyone else for their cheese. I've deep-sea dived in the Gouda.

I like any music I can feel.

Before I really knew country music, I listened to pop, and I still do.

I'm a lover of songs.

There's never been a particular band that I've followed religiously. But I do tend to listen to sadder music.

Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.

But I always loved songs with great lyrics.

The way the music comes to you starts to affect how you listen to music. When you're a kid, it's 'Does it rock? Does it make me feel good? Does it make me tap my feet? Does it make me go to sleep?'

I just think people should find the music that helps them through the day and enjoy that. I've never felt like, if somebody does or doesn't like what I'm doing, it's a morality issue.

Good music is good music, but it has to be good.

Music is subjective to everyone's unique experience.

I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.