Cool quotes from Western music artists

No one is shattered or hurt by sound.Bob Marley

Please enjoy the lovely music. Thank you for watching. Relax your mind and enjoy some healing entertainment.

Bob Marley, the Jamaican reggae musician.

His music and ideas have greatly influenced countless people.

Here are words from a man who loved music and peace: a famous quote saying that music hurts no one, nor does it kill or cause suffering.

It’s so true.

He passed away at the young age of 36 due to a malignant tumor.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

Report a problem

I can’t stand boring people who are always complaining.Noel Gallagher

Oasis Likes & Dislikes: Noel Edition

Noel from Oasis was asked what he dislikes, and he answered.

Isn’t it often the case that the mindset behind venting dissatisfaction to those around us stems from frustration with ourselves? We vent because we want others to understand us.

But if there are people who, like Noel, find such behavior “boring,” then it’s better to avoid taking out our frustrations on others after all.

Do not lose your soul to gain the world.Bob Marley

[Bob Marley Quotes] I tried translating them into Japanese.

Reggae was a music for social reform.

In the 1970s, when Bob began to sing, Jamaica was in turmoil.

It is necessary to resist oppression and transform society into a place where people can live more easily, but if overthrowing those in power becomes the goal and individuals lose sight of what matters most, society will never change—or so it seems to be saying.

I’m a prisoner of rock ’n’ roll.Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Detroit Medley, Tempe 1980

The encore at Bruce’s concerts in his younger days, which stretched to three or four hours, was the Detroit Medley, a set of Motown songs from the ’60s that he loved in his youth.

Building from Do You Love Me to Twist and Shout and reaching a fever pitch, the concert closed with him shouting these words.

There are only two kinds of music: good music and bad music.Duke Ellington & His orchestra

Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington and his orchestra

Here’s a famous quote by the renowned jazz musician Duke Ellington.

It means that music isn’t about genre or form—there are only two kinds: the kind that speaks to your heart when you hear it, and the kind that doesn’t.

It also carries the nuance that in any kind of music there are authentic works and inauthentic ones, and it’s up to you to tell the difference.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

Report a problem

Once music is played, it fades into the air and can never be retrieved again.Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy – Epistrophy from “Last Date”

This is a famous quote included on Last Date, recorded in the Netherlands by Eric Dolphy in 1964, just before his death.

Music—especially jazz—can be recorded, but it exists only in that moment, and unlike painting, it cannot reproduce the atmosphere of that time.

Perhaps that is precisely why we want to convey how beautiful it is.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

Report a problem

Therefore, a performer must be able to grasp the audience’s personality the moment they step onto the stage.Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger – Just Another Night – Official

This is what it means to be a professional.

I don’t think it’s about simply giving the audience what they want.

It’s crucial to instantly grasp the mindset of the audience right in front of you.

A professional stage is one where you soothe, provoke, and encourage—depending on what the moment calls for.