Famous Quotes

"In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss."

Joni Mitchell on Music

More quotes about Music

• "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."

  Bob Marley on Music

• "If music be the food of love, play on."

  William Shakespeare on Music

• "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."

  Plato on Music

• "Without music, life would be a mistake."

  Friedrich Nietzsche on Music

• "I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water."

  Ray Charles on Music

More quotes by Joni Mitchell

• "I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term."

• "I see music as fluid architecture."

• "Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time."

• "I hate show business."

• "I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate."