"Clapton: The Autobiography"
“Where there is devotional music, God with his grace is always present.”
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) German late baroque era composer
Bei einer andächtigen Musik ist allezeit Gott mit seiner Gnaden Gegenwart.
Annotation in a copy of the Calov Bible, cited from John Butt (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Bach (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), p. 256; translation from ibid., p. 46
Daniel Abraham (1969) speculative fiction writer from the United States
Rates of Change (with Ty Franck as James S. A. Corey), in Meeting Infinity (2015), edited by Jonathan Strahan, and published by Solaris ISBN 978-1-84997-922-1, e-book edition
“Music is what I always turn to when I'm feeling a certain way. It's my reason for everything.”
Josh Groban (1981) American musician and actor
Inside Connection, February 2004
Variant: I can only say so much about how I feel. Music is what I always turned to when I was feeling a certain way. It's been my reason for everything.
“Learn to take care of your person. When you need help, others will always be busy.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Impara a prenderti cura della tua persona. Quando avrai bisogno di aiuto, gli altri avranno sempre da fare.
Source: prevale.net
Kátya Chamma (1961) Brazilian singer and writer
Source: Interview at Recanto das Letras http://recantodasletras.com.br/entrevistas/625556, 2007.
“Words cannot always do the work we need them to. Music is there for when words fail us.”
Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
William Kapell (1922–1953) American classical pianist
Quoted by Claudia Cassidy, " In Memory of William Kapell, Who Left Us Richer in Music http://www.williamkapell.com/articles/cassidy.html", Chicago Tribune (October 30, 1953).
