Musical Connection Quotes

Music is the language of the soul; and for two people of different nations or races to unite, there is no better means than music

When we were starting out as a band in New York, we played a concert at a small club early on and asked Lady Gaga to open for us. We were big fans, and she had the same kind of approach to music as we did: not taking everything so seriously and just having fun.

What I do is creative. It doesn't seem like that when I'm playing a piece that was written in the past, but the score is just the outline and everything in it is relative. The key is to make this piece written by someone else belong to you and then connect to the audience.

I think my music has connected with the audience because I always have a clear vision about my songs.

I've always felt connected to music. There was always music playing at home, and I'd just dance and sing.

When I was younger, I'd go to the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and watch this beautiful clip of Billie Holiday playing with a bassist, a pianist and Gerry Mulligan, who was a friend of mine, on baritone sax. At one point, she looks over at Gerry, and they just smile. When those moments happen, it's just lovely.

Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.

When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.

I will never, ever forget the electricity I felt the first time I listened to the 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - and many times since.

There was something about the chemistry of the band and we would feed off each other. It was a gang of girls unleashed.

I get even more nervous singing when everyone's fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there's people there listening to that, and if they're moved by it, then I'm moved as well.

I just want people to leave a show and go, 'That was the most rockin' show I've ever seen.' I hope people can just roll with me a little bit - you know?

When people ask that question, it's very hard to nail down a formula or a circumstance that I always write in, but I definitely do believe that there have been moments, musically, when I have channeled something, you know?

I feel it's quite important to have a band but what's more vital is to be friends with the members of the band. If there's not a bond there, you won't be able to jam. Apart from that, it's also vital to have the same vibe.

Music is real. It affects people; it's real.

There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.

I never knew listening to a song could give you goose bumps and make you cry until I listened to Lauryn Hill.

We've had the good fortune of performing to live music a few times in our career and it always creates a different dynamic.

Me and music. Music was always my first love. It was my first love for sure. And still is a huge part of my life.

When I'm in the studio, when I'm warm, when I'm what people call improvising, I feel a very special connection. I feel the most right. I don't want to become too mystic about this, but things feel as though they're in the best order at that particular moment.

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

That's my favorite part about songwriting, the way you write a song, and someone else might hear it a different way.

If I'm writing the music, and I don't feel like its really connecting inside, then I'll know there's no reason to really put a lyric on it; it's a waste, and I'll throw it.

Only the tone-deaf doubt the power of music, though some feel it more strongly than others.

I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.