Words on Art

Music

Joshua Bell:
- Music should be obvious; it should be like breathing. ¶ | Music
Charlie Haden:
- When you're in the midst of improvisation, there is no yesterday and no tomorrow—there is just the moment that you are in. ¶ | Music
- I learned at a very young age that music teaches you about life. ¶ | Music
Kerry Livgren:
- As modern music becomes more formularized, derivative, and shallow, listeners are crossing cultural and generational boundaries to find music of spiritual and creative substance. ¶ | Music
Pat Metheny:
- My thing is always about expanding — not even expanding, but how deep can I go? ¶ | Music
Neal Morse:
- The creative process is really interesting. I don't know if I entirely understand it. I just begin to wake up with ideas in the morning, and when ideas are coming like that, you can write a lot of music really quickly. ¶ | Music
Christopher Parkening:
- Every musician starts the journey as a student. ¶ | Music
Les Paul:
- I don’t play for myself; I play for the people. ¶ | Music
Roine Stolt:
- I follow my heart at any given time -- spontaneously -- as I go along, I suppose. I’m a spectator as much as anyone else. ¶ | Music