Music is all around us. We listen to it, play it, create it, write it, dream it. We all love music.

Here is a selection of 10 great and inspiring music quotes by famous people we decided to share with you.

1. “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

Bob Marley

2. “Where words fail, music speaks.”

Hans Christian Andersen

3. “If music be the food of love, play on.”

William Shakespeare

4. “Music can change the world because it can change people.”

Bono

5. “Without music, life would be a mistake.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

6. “Music is love in search of a word.”

Sidney Lanier

7. “Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.

John Lennon

8. “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

Berthold Auerbach

9. “Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.”

Pablo Casals

10. “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”

Victor Hugo

We hope that you have enjoyed this list of music quotes that reflect on not just music, but the aspects of music that touch the spiritual, divine and the emotional and inspirational side of music.

Which one is your favourite quote from this collection of truly inspiring music quotes? Share it with us with a comment below!