Gratitude for Music
I'm grateful to music. It saved my life and gave me purpose. Everything I do, I do out of gratitude.
Jacob Collier
Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and arranger, three-time Grammy winner known for harmonic innovation.
All moments: Jacob Collier
- Perfection in Play — Jacob Collier
Music must be play, joyful and alive. If you're too serious, you lose its essence.
- Music Without Borders — Jacob Collier
Genres are a prison for creativity. The best music is born when you ignore all boundaries and just create.
- Path of Non-Intuitive Harmony — Jacob Collier
I don't listen to the rules of music theory. I listen to my heart. If it sounds right to my ear, then it's right.
- Language of Harmony — Jacob Collier
Harmony is a language. The more words you know, the more you can say. I've spent my life learning this language.
- Expanded Consciousness — Jacob Collier
Music expands your consciousness. It allows you to hear and feel more deeply than ordinary speech.
- School of Life — Jacob Collier
I learned more from life than from formal education. Every experience is a lesson if you listen.
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- Documenting History — Questlove
As a documentarian, I feel a responsibility to preserve the history of Black music and culture
- All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
- The Power of Compassion — Michael Jackson
The most important thing is love and compassion. They override everything.
- The Art of Service — John Legend
As an artist, I see my role as serving humanity and raising my voice for justice
- Music Is Life — Jon Batiste
Music is a spiritual practice, a therapy, a way to connect us to ourselves and each other
- Compromise and Conscience — Bob Dylan
I'll never sell my soul for money or fame. It's my only true asset.