“I must despise the world which does not know that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom & philosophy.”— Ludwig van Beethoven, books.google.com
“The process of music and the process of life will always be closely conjoined. So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.”— Aaron Copland, books.google.com
“Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.”— Jimi Hendrix, books.google.com
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”— Ludwig van Beethoven, books.google.com
“If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.”— Gustav Mahler, books.google.com
“Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.”— Elton John, books.google.com
“Despite not releasing an album this year, Rihanna was the most streamed female artist on Spotify in 2015.”— shadymusicfacts, shadymusicfacts.tumblr.com
“I’m seeing that a lot of white people (and non blacks) seem to like the 2nd part of Rihanna’s Work video. Maybe it’s because they can’t relate to the absolute realness going on in the 1st music video. Thank God fi di bad gal dem.”— tinkerbelltits, tinkerbelltits.tumblr.com
“She’s not forcing her voice to be anything it isn’t with this project. She is not forcing her sound to be anything but the sound she wants. Her lyrics are sharp, introspective, and personal. … This is Rihanna unfiltered, at her most confident, and most in control. It’s not about pleasing the charts…”— Hayden Manders, nylon.com
“You know I've got this theory, there are two kinds of people in the world. There are lyric people and music people. You know, the lyrics people tend to be analytical. You know, all about the meaning of the song. They're the ones you see with the CD insert out like 5 minutes after buying it, pouring…”— Peyton Sawyer, amazon.com
“Look at the kids, look into their eyes. They're all looking for something to believe in and I think that music can be that thing that changes their world.”— Peyton Sawyer, amazon.com