100 Quotes About Music

music is an art form. It is the one thing that can touch our souls and make us feel all sorts of emotions. The quotes below are about music and its use as a therapy for people suffering from depression, anxiety, or other mental illnesses. Here you will find inspiring and wise quotes about music from some of the most talented musicians in the world.

This above all: to thine own self be true, And...
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This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare
And, in the end The love you takeis equal to...
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And, in the end The love you takeis equal to the love you make. Paul Mccartney
Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the...
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Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile. Nicholas Sparks
You're like a song that I heard when I was...
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You're like a song that I heard when I was a little kid but forgot I knew until I heard it again. Maggie Stiefvater
Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take...
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Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering. Steve Maraboli
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A fit, healthy body–that is the best fashion statement Jess C. Scott
So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people...
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So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours] Taylor Swift
Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it...
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Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful? Gerard Way
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V-Day…if you need this one day in a year to show everyone else you truly care for “your loved one” I think it’s quite stupid. I hate this commercialism. It’s all artificial, and has nothing to do with real love. Jess C. Scott
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss...
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Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you. Paul Mccartney
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My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism. Jess C. Scott
Well my music was different in high school; I was...
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Well my music was different in high school; I was singing about love–you know, things I don't care about anymore. Lady Gaga
You have to, take a deep breath. and allow the...
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You have to, take a deep breath. and allow the music to flow through you. Revel in it, allow yourself to awe. When you play allow the music to break your heart with its beauty. Kelly White
If it weren't for music, I would think that love...
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If it weren't for music, I would think that love is mortal. Mark Helprin
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And I'll dance with you in Vienna, I'll be wearing a river's disguise. The hyacinth wild on my shouldermy mouth on the dew of your thighs. And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photographs there and the moss. And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty, my cheap violin and my cross. Leonard Cohen
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Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay. Jess C. Scott
Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion,...
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Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called news, and auto-tune is called singing. Criss Jami
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We are the ones who take this thing called music and line it up with this thing called time. We are the ticking, we are the pulsing, we are underneath every part of this moment. And by making the moment our own, we are rendering it timeless. There is no audience. There are no instruments. There are only bodies and thoughts and murmurs and looks. It's the concert rush to end all concert rushes, because this is what matters. When the heart races, this is what it's racing towards. Rachel Cohn
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I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do – to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like. Jess C. Scott
If music be the food of love, play on.
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If music be the food of love, play on. William Shakespeare
Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why...
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Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through. Jonathan Anthony Burkett
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead....
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be...
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If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: T H E ONLY PROOF HE NEEDEDFOR THE EXISTENCE OF GODWAS MUSIC Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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There are two means of refuge from the misery of life – music and cats. Albert Schweitzer
If I had my life to live over again, I...
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If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week. Charles Darwin
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A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor – such is my idea of happiness. Leo Tolstoy
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To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it. Osho
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Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live. Nora Roberts
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I was always an unusual girl. My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean. Lana Del Rey
Who are you? Are you in touch with all of...
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Who are you? Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies? Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them? I have. I am fucking crazy. But I am free. Lana Del Rey
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I’ve come to the conclusion that people who wear headphones while they walk, are much happier, more confident, and more beautiful individuals than someone making the solitary drudge to work without acknowledging their own interests and power. Jason Mraz
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It’s not that we have to quit this life one day, but it’s how many things we have to quit all at once: music, laughter, the physics of falling leaves, automobiles, holding hands, the scent of rain, the concept of subway trains... if only one could leave this life slowly! Roman Payne
Without music, life would be a blank to me.
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Without music, life would be a blank to me. Jane Austen
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I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art. W. Somerset Maugham
... And these childrenthat you spit onas they try to...
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... And these childrenthat you spit onas they try to change their worldsare immune to your consultations. They're quite awareof what they're going through... David Bowie
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Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music. George Eliot
To live is to be musical, starting with the blood...
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To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music? Michael Jackson
Disappointment came to me, and booted me, and bruised and...
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Disappointment came to me, and booted me, and bruised and hurt me, but that's how people grow up. Morrissey
Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are...
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Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up. Hans Christian Andersen
Distance sometimes lets you know who is worth keeping, and...
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Distance sometimes lets you know who is worth keeping, and who is worth letting go. Lana Del Rey
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Tried living in the real world instead of a shell, but I was bored before I even began. Morrissey
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I once had a dreams of becoming a beautiful poet, but upon an unfortunate series of events some of those dreams dashed and divided like a million stars in the night sky that I wished on over and over again, sparkling and broken. But I didn't really mind, because I knew that it takes getting everything you ever wanted, and then losing it to know what true freedom is. Lana Del Rey
Don't leave it all unsaid, somewhere in the wasteland of...
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Don't leave it all unsaid, somewhere in the wasteland of your head. Morrissey
Why not just live in the moment, especially if it...
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Why not just live in the moment, especially if it has a good beat? Goldie Hawn
This is the strangest life I have ever known.
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This is the strangest life I have ever known. Jim Morrison
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The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with – nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life. Rob Sheffield
I can chase you, and I can catch you, but...
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I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine. Morrissey
Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends,...
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Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people off Gerard Way
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Life is but a dream for the dead. Gerard Way
So I would choose to be with you, That's if...
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So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break Billy Joel
Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right...
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Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten. Rob Sheffield
You better start swimming, or you'll sink like a stone....
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You better start swimming, or you'll sink like a stone. Because the Time's they are a-changing. Bob Dylan
I think there is a song out there to describe...
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I think there is a song out there to describe just about any situation. Criss Jami
I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And...
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I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things. Tori Amos
There are only a few notes. Just variations on a...
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There are only a few notes. Just variations on a theme. John Lennon
I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a...
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I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. Unknown
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Being brave means that knowing when you fail, you won't fail forever. Lana Del Rey
Please, touch me, I pray.
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Please, touch me, I pray. Jess C. Scott
There's so much destruction all over the world - and...
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There's so much destruction all over the world - and all you can do is complain about ME! Morrissey
Now this might disturb you, but I find I'm OK...
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Now this might disturb you, but I find I'm OK by myself;and I don't need you or your benevolence to make sense. Morrissey
Those guys who want to have the Mohawk...which, to me,...
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Those guys who want to have the Mohawk...which, to me, is the new business casual. Gerard Way
If everyone started off the day singing, just think how...
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If everyone started off the day singing, just think how happy they'd be. Lauren Myracle
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Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music. Sergei Rachmaninoff
I was wasting my time, praying for love. For a...
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I was wasting my time, praying for love. For a love that never comes, from someone who does not exist. Morrissey
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Some of us go full circle. Some of us blindly go nowhere. The circle doesn’t have to be very large to make a point, kick your ass and/or be entertaining. Remember that and stay light. Even the deaf know good music when they hear it. Jason Mraz
Without music, life would be a mistake.
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Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche
None but ourselves can free our minds.
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None but ourselves can free our minds. Bob Marley
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You've got this life and while you've got it, you'd better kiss like you only have one moment, try to hold someone's hand like you will never get another chance to, look into people's eyes like they're the last you'll ever see, watch someone sleeping like there's no time left, jump if you feel like jumping, run if you feel like running, play music in your head when there is none, and eat cake like it's the only one left in the world! . C. Joybell C.
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I...
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I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. Tupac Shakur
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We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams. World-losers and world-forsakers, Upon whom the pale moon gleams; Yet we are the movers and shakers, Of the world forever, it seems. Arthur OShaughnessy
He not busy being born is busy dying.
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He not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan
My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often...
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My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary. Martin Luther
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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combinationthey produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations ofthem yield more flavours than can ever be tasted. Sun Tzu
Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God...
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Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. Johann Sebastian Bach
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When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see, there will be an answer. let it be. Let it be, let it be, ...And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be. I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be, ... . Paul Mccartney
Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create,...
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Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it. Lady Gaga
Most people die with their music still locked up inside...
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Most people die with their music still locked up inside them. Benjamin Disraeli
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No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone. Josh Groban
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am...
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When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. Henry David Thoreau
Sameron adion aso I shall sing a sweeter song tomorrow
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Sameron adion aso I shall sing a sweeter song tomorrow Theocritus
Music, my rampart and my only one.
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Music, my rampart and my only one. Unknown
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Plus there’s the fact, ” he went on, making it clear he didn’t need me to reply anyway, “that music is a total constant. That’s why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment. Which is pretty amazing, when you actually think about it. . Sarah Dessen
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It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good all at once. Nina Lacour
Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall
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Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall Stevie Wonder
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I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me. Lady Gaga
Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot....
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Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there's no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door. Jerry Seinfeld
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My kids are starting to notice I'm a little different from the other dads. "Why don't you have a straight job like everyone else?" they asked me the other day. I told them this story: In the forest, there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. Every day, the straight tree would say to the crooked tree, "Look at me.. I'm tall, and I'm straight, and I'm handsome. Look at you..you're all crooked and bent over. No one wants to look at you." And they grew up in that forest together. And then one day the loggers came, and they saw the crooked tree and the straight tree, and they said, "Just cut the straight trees and leave the rest." So the loggers turned all the straight trees into lumber and toothpicks and paper. And the crooked tree is still there, growing stronger and stranger every day. Tom Waits
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I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know... I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland. Woody Allen
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird....
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I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird. Paul Mccartney
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure...
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I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments. John Barrowman
Definition of rock journalism: People who can't write, doing interviews...
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Definition of rock journalism: People who can't write, doing interviews with people who can't think, in order to prepare articles for people who can't read. Frank Zappa
I still don't belong to anyone - I am mine.
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I still don't belong to anyone - I am mine. Morrissey
Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. No hope,...
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Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. No hope, no harm; just another false alarm Morrissey
Life's greatest tragedy is not that it will someday end,...
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Life's greatest tragedy is not that it will someday end, but that most only live to follow directions and sometimes we end up totally lost. Alex Gaskarth
You're not right in the head, and nor am I,...
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You're not right in the head, and nor am I, and this is why....this is why I like you. Morrissey
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I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Nick Cave
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Music is crucial. Beyond no way can I overstress this fact. Let's say you're southbound on the interstate, cruising alone in the middle lane, listening to AM radio. Up alongside comes a tractor trailer of logs or concrete pipe, a tie-down strap breaks, and the load dumps on top of your little sheetmetal ride. Crushed under a world of concrete, you're sandwiched like so much meat salad between layers of steel and glass. In that last, fast flutter of your eyelids, you looking down that long tunnel toward the bright God Light and your dead grandma walking up to hug you--do you want to be hearing another radio commercial for a mega, clearance, closeout, blow-out liquidation car-stereo sale? . Chuck Palahniuk
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I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does. Morrissey
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I've got a theory, it could be bunnies... I've got a theor- Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses. And what's with all the carrots-? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunnies, bunnies it must be bunnies! ...or maybe midgets... Joss Whedon
Rejection is one thing - but rejection from a fool...
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Rejection is one thing - but rejection from a fool is cruel. Morrissey