Tori Amos: Music has always been healing for me
July 22, 2011 by marcome
Filed under New World Music, Well Being & Self Growth
“Music has always been healing for me, since I was little. I can really be in pain, then listen to or play music, and I feel things…ease. I feel the music play me, so that I become an instrument that it plays.”
Tori Amos performing during her Dew Drop Tour in 1996
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Uplifting Quotes About Music and Life
July 21, 2011 by marcome
Filed under Ambient Music, Well Being & Self Growth
As you may know, I love to collect inspirational quotes! You’ll find them in my Twitter stream. You’ll hear them in my songs. You’ll even find them taped to my mirror at my home.
Much like we read to know we are not alone (C.S. Lewis), listening to music can be just the thing your soul needs. Music can provide a connection to fond memories, and may speak to a deep part of our humanity. No wonder so many people have made profound, uplifting quotes about music and life.
I’d love to share a few more of my favorites!
Music can bring us closer to heaven on earth (image from prakhar on Flickr)
Inspirational Music Quotes
June 28, 2011 by marcome
Filed under Well Being & Self Growth
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I enjoy sharing famous sayings, particularly those that are uplifting and will make you smile. As a musician, I also love inspirational music quotes. Little nuggets of wisdom that perfectly capture the essence of music, and its importance in our lives.
I’ve collected some famous quotes about music. Some you may recognize, and hopefully others will be a wonderful surprise. Enjoy the photo gallery of musicians, too. Can’t you just feel their energy?
If I missed your favorite inspirational music quote, please leave a comment with the saying and source.
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski
Painting on Silence (image from Darin Barry on Flickr)
Nature’s music is never over
October 24, 2010 by marcome
Filed under Well Being & Self Growth
“For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.”
-Edwin Way Teale Read more
Treat Your Body Like a Temple
October 17, 2010 by marcome
Filed under Ambient Music, New World Music, Well Being & Self Growth
You probably have heard of the advice to treat your body like a temple. But what does that mean? And where did the saying come from?
Treat Your Body Like a Temple (image from Eustaquio Santimano on Flickr)
Like many famous sayings, this one originates from the Bible:
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body,” (1 Cor. 6:19-20).
