In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages.
Interpretation
Music provides solace and emotional expression during tough times.
This quote suggests that in challenging moments, individuals often turn to music for comfort and emotional connection. Music has a unique ability to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers, allowing people to connect with their feelings and experiences, no matter their background.
In practice
A motivational speaker might use this quote to highlight the importance of music in overcoming challenges.
I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.'
Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them.
Whenever I play recitals, the part where I talk about music and my experiences of music, audiences always like it. They feel more involved with an artist who talks to them. It's a nice experience for me as well.
I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.
Israel is the country of my birth. When I come here, I feel I'm coming home.
The essential thing is to WANT to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.
A good picture book can almost be whistled. ... All have their own melodies behind the storytelling.
In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests.
If you show someone something you've written, you give them a sharpened stake, lie down in your coffin, and say, ‘When you’re ready’.
Wit can be beautiful, because it expresses and distills an idea.
If you want to write fiction, the best thing you can do is take two aspirins, lie down in a dark room, and wait for the feeling to pass.
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