• "Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math." - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Tweet
• "Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that." - Annie Lennox Tweet
• "Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It's kind of like the indie music scene." - Diablo Cody Tweet
• "Men are wary of me because they know, by listening to my music, that a relationship with me will be quite deep." - Ellie Goulding Tweet
• "I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world." - Peter Ustinov Tweet
• "Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star." - Adam Lambert Tweet
• "I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration." - Ice Cube Tweet
• "Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up certain others." - Brian Eno Tweet
• "People listen to music the way they want to listen to music." - Tori Amos Tweet
• "Music is hugely important to me." - Rashida Jones Tweet