„Hudba mi pomáhá od smutku, od trápení, zrady. Za mě je hudba skoro nejdůležitější věc na světě.“

Chybí zdroj

Originál: (en) The most important thing is to listen to each other. Many people learn how to talk, but they don't learn how to listen. Listening to one another is an important thing in life. And music tells us how to do that.
Zdroj: Deutsche Welle http://www.dw.de/on-the-death-of-claudio-abbado-love-of-music-is-what-counts/a-17373990?maca=en-rss-en-cul-2090-rdf

1977
Originál: (en) Music is the language of God; it is a holy thing. Music and spirit are the same, like two hands. Music is not religion. It is the same in the temples of India, at the Himalayas, in a village in Africa.
Zdroj: [Boon, Marcus, Pandit Pran Nath, The Wire, 2001, září, http://marcusboon.com/pandit-pran-nath/, 211, 38–43, 0952-0686, anglicky]

Originál: (en) Simple music is the hardest music to play and blues is simple music.
Zdroj: [Music Quotes, http://www.bluesforpeace.com/names.htm, 2016-03-26, Blues for Peace, anglicky]

Originál: (en) Take care of the music, and the music will take care of you.
Zdroj: [Chinen, Nate, Summoning a West Coast Spirit, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/arts/music/todd-barkans-keystone-korner-nights-at-iridium.html, 2013-02-28, 2018-02-23, The New York Times, anglicky]