Frederick Delius Quotes & Sayings

You can't teach a young musician to compose any more than you can teach a delicate plant to grow, but you can guide him a little by planting a stick in here and a stick in there. — Frederick Delius

Always stick to your likings - there are profound reasons for them — Frederick Delius

There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating. — Frederick Delius

If a man tells me he likes Mozart, I know in advance that he is a bad musician. — Frederick Delius

Music is an outburst of the soul. — Frederick Delius

To all that he touched he gave a new meaning, a new color, a new outline, a new loveliness, and a new poignancy. — Frederick Delius