Minimalism Music Quotes

Post-minimalism implies music that's genre-less. Minimalism was very important because it came at a time when contemporary music had become so complex, so experimental and detached that people turned away from it. Minimalism broke that trend and brought music back to the people. ~ Maya Beiser

Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it. ~ Harrison Birtwistle

Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s. ~ Camille Paglia

You can kill people with sound. And if you can kill, then maybe there is also the sound that is opposite of killing. And the distance between these two points is very big. And you are free
you can choose. In art everything is possible, but everything is not necessary. ~ Arvo Part

Some things cost way more when we keep them. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

Minimalism is the constant art of editing your life. ~ Danny Dover

I'm a big believer in minimalism. Not materialist minimalism, although that's part of it, but time and energy minimalism. The body is given only so much energy a day. ~ James Altucher

Minimalism is an abundance of enough. ~ TORLEY

There's a fine line between minimalism and not trying very hard. ~ Tom Pappalardo

Minimalism is the new extra mile. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

KISS: Keep it smart = simple. ~ Selim Tolga

Minimalism means not trying to improve perfection. ~ Bryant McGill

Paradoxically, minimalism is the maximum use of space. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I was lucky to be born during the time of minimalism. I think I can be colder because of this. In form I speak with minimalism but my feeling is sentimental - I am a sentimental minimalist. ~ Christian Boltanski

Digital minimalism definitively does not reject the innovations of the internet age, but instead rejects the way so many people currently engage with these tools. ~ Cal Newport

Minimalism is saying all by saying nothing. ~ Will Advise

This is the beautiful secret of minimalism: It may seem like it's about stuff, but once you've cut through the clutter and adopted a new frame of mind, you learn that it's barely about 'the stuff' at all. ~ Erica Layne

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started. ~ Sol LeWitt

Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it. ~ Joshua Becker

Minimalism is really about reassessment of priorities, so you can remove unnecessary thigns from your life; get rid of things like possessions, activities, and relationships that do not improve or bring value to your life. ~ Jane Andrews

Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance. ~ Claudio Silvestrin

Minimalism in the service of others is a logical extension of the same ethos of selflessness. ~ Joshua Becker

A great principle of minimalism is using the minimum amount of resources, which accords perfectly with our present-day need for sustainability. ~ Prem Jagyasi

Minimalism is not defined by what is not there but by the rightness of what is
and the richness with which this is experienced. ~ John Pawson

Minimalism is not a goal. Reducing the number of possessions that you have is not a goal unto itself. I think minimalism is a method for individuals to find the things that are entirely important to them. It's a prologue for crafting your own unique story. ~ Fumio Sasaki

I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means. ~ La Monte Young

If the '80s were about Christian Lacroix ball gowns, the '90s give us wealthy women who either go to work or pretend to, and want office suits or slip dresses they can wear to dinner parties - ergo, the minimalism of Prada, Jil Sander, and others. But this is minimalism that comes at maximal prices. ~ Michael Shnayerson

I started reading contemporary fiction in college or right after college. It wasn't as if I was steeped in experimental minimalism when I was twelve or something. I was reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond. ~ Leni Zumas

Fashion is meant to be wild and expressive. I love colour but I also love basics - grungy minimalism mixed with this kind of broken-down cheerleader, is my thing. ~ Charli XCX

Music is my life. Music runs through my veins. Music inspires me. Music is a part of me. Music is all around us. Music soothes me. Music gives me hope when I lose faith. Music comforts me. Music is my refuge. ~ Demi Lovato

Music is the strongest form of magic. ~ Marilyn Manson

Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can't. ~ Johnny Depp

*feels nothing* minimalism ~ Unknown

Its language is a language which the soul alone understands, but which the soul can never translate. ~ Arnold Bennett

I have never acknowledged the difference between serious music and light music. There is only good music and bad music. ~ Kurt Weill

Music's the medicine of the mind. ~ John A. Logan

WITHOUT GRACE, MINIMALISM IS ANOTHER METRIC FOR PERFECTION. Chasing ~ Erin Loechner

Owning less is better than organizing more. ~ Joshua Becker

A well-used minimum suffices for everything. ~ Jules Verne

Simplicity and serenity are close friends of minimalism. ~ Karen Alexander

I'm an innate maximalist. ~ David Mitchell

Often more connections can mean greater distance. ~ Freequill

Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end. ~ Igor Stravinsky

It's not my job to tell people how to consume music. I just want them to consume music. ~ Eric Alper

One can with but moderate possessions do what one ought. ~ Aristotle

I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it strengthens my creativity. ~ Bahman Ghobadi

Life's too short for minimalism. ~ Sophie Kinsella

When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of my own specialty, because folk music is to me more limited than classical music. ~ Tom Glazer

So through a world of piety I made my way to Sebastian. ~ Evelyn Waugh

My thoughts are messy, my emotions are messy, my body goes in and out at will. The raised white scars on my arms and legs are the only aspect of my being that comes close to minimalism. They came from chaos, but it is hard to carve frustration and unease into the flesh. Only straight lines. ~ Emma Forrest

If the world is listening to your music, then you have made really a good music! If only those in your country are listening to your music, sit down and make music again! Keep making music until the whole world is your listener! ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Classical music is a genre of music. It's no more complex or less complex than pop music or R&B. The elitism is weird. ~ Theo Hutchcraft

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music. ~ H.L. Mencken

The 5 Principles of JOMO:

1. JOMO is the opposite of FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out).

2. JOMO is intentionally choosing what to keep and what to give.

3. JOMO is choosing to ignore the Joneses (NOT just NOT keep up).

4. JOMO is framing the moment to keep the big picture dream in focus.

5. JOMO is the art of improved results with minimalism over maximalism. ~ Richie Norton

If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth. ~ Sydney Smith

World music is music from everywhere: music that creates bridges, music that unites hearts and cultures, music that brings peace. ~ Jai Uttal

I listen to all kinds of music - new music, old music, music of my colleagues, everything. ~ Gyorgy Ligeti

Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.. ~ Pablo Casals

Some people have lives; some people have music. ~ John Green

The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism. ~ Kevin McCloud

Make art and live simply. ~ Shawn Lukas

In this room, there is no 'chick music'. There is o 'dude music' or 'bro music'. There is music. Period. There are different musical genres. There are male and female musical artists. But music is music." -Donna ~ Lisa Jenn Bigelow

Music is the primordial language of life. That is why we love it so much. Actually every animal can hear and understand music better than we do. ~ Debasish Mridha

It's too bad music can't be like movies. For me, playing music and listening to music and creating music is very environmental. It creates a certain environment; it sets a specific mood. ~ Avey Tare

The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids. ~ Juliana Hatfield

Musically, New York is a big influence on me. Walk down the street for five minutes and you'll hear homeless punk rockers, people playing Caribbean music and reggae, sacred Islamic music and Latino music, so many different types of music. ~ Moby

The history of music is nothing more than the history of art-music or classical music, the music that was commissioned by aristocrats. ~ Frank Fairfield

The pleasure we obtain from music comes from counting, but counting unconsciously. Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic. ~ Oliver Sacks

Minimalism is a girl's best asset, blend tones, smudge hard outlines; if all else fails; Photoshop it. ~ Judith Chambers

Even the most jingoistic person would have to admit that even American cultural music comes from Europe. That's what classical music is, real European music. ~ Sonny Rollins

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music. ~ Trisha Yearwood

You cannot go wrong by learning classical music because it trains the ear. ~ Kiesza

Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music. ~ John Oates

I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music. ~ Yngwie Malmsteen

Life is a contradiction. Minimalism and in its simplicity opens the door to complicated analysis not just to dust free spaces. ~ Rohan Chalmers

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~ Ronald Reagan

Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence. ~ Robert Fripp

Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune. ~ Thomas Fuller

I love music, and can dance on the desi beats. Punjabi music is my favourite. I listen to artists like Honey Singh. I love his music. I also love watching Bollywood films. ~ Vijender Singh

I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning ~ Plato

I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There isn't a lot of music that I don't like ... except for Show Tunes. ~ Terri Windling

Minimalism is not a lack of something. It's simply the perfect amount of something. ~ Nicholas Burroughs

Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years. ~ William F. Buckley, Jr.

The problem: we put more value on our stuff than on our space ~ Francine Jay

Out of calmness comes clarity. ~ Trevor Carss

The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music. ~ Mavis Staples

Hildegard von Bingen conveys spiritual ecstasy, if we're talking of Western music. What bothers me about Western music is that it doesn't have an esoteric dimension in the way the music of the East has, whether it be Byzantine chant, the music of the Sufis, or Hindu music. ~ John Tavener

Have the courage to build your life around what is really most important to you. ~ Joshua Becker

Generally speaking, our stuff can be divided into three categories: useful stuff, beautiful stuff, and emotional stuff. ~ Francine Jay

Music is the harmonious voice of creation; an echo of the invisible world. ~ Giuseppe Mazzini

My music is best understood by children and animals. ~ Igor Stravinsky

Getting rich doesn't mean you will receive a special bonus and your days will become 25 hours long instead of 24. ~ Fumio Sasaki

If anyone has conducted a Beethoven performance, and then doesn't have to go to an osteopath, then there's something wrong. ~ Simon Rattle

A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out. ~ Ernest Newman

You don't need more space. You need less stuff. ~ Joshua Becker

Your home is living space, not storage space. ~ Francine Jay

You can leave your place you are sitting at without leaving that place either by playing music or by listening to music! Music is a migration to the unknown! ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can dance to is dance music. I don't care if it's classical, funk, salsa, reggae, calypso; it's all dance music. ~ Afrika Bambaataa

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die. ~ Bob Marley

The new music, the bebop and modern jazz, wasn't music to him. It was choppy noise pretending to make music out of traffic jams. ~ Richard Flanagan