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These seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood i

These seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words. – Felix Mendelssohn

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Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God. – Felix Mendelssohn

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People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words. – Felix Mendelssohn

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People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words. – Felix Mendelssohn

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Musics been around a long time, and theres going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If its a big record, thats the frosting on the cake, but musics the main meal. – Ray Charles

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I dont care much about music. What I like is sounds. – Dizzy Gillespie

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