"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." ― Gustav Mahler Topic(s): Music More From Gustav Mahler "Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos." "The real art of conducting consists in transitions." "I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding." More In Music "Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It’s not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It’s about the fact that I really do enjoy it."― Ville Valo "I dabbled in things like Howlin’ Wolf, Cream and Led Zeppelin, but when I heard Son House and Robert Johnson, it blew my mind. It was something I’d been missing my whole life. That music made me discard everything else and just get down to the soul and honesty of the blues."― Jack White "I only want to make music because I have a passion for it."― Annie Lennox