Jean Sibelius Quotes & Sayings

The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances. — Jean Sibelius

Music is, for me, like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces. — Jean Sibelius

It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money. — Jean Sibelius

Music begins where the possibilities of language end — Jean Sibelius

No one ever erected a statue of a critic. — Jean Sibelius

Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public pure cold water. — Jean Sibelius

All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead, — Jean Sibelius

Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic. — Jean Sibelius

For me, music begins where words end. — Jean Sibelius

No statue has ever been put up to a critic. — Jean Sibelius

For an instant God opens his door and His orchestra plays the Fifth Symphony, — Jean Sibelius

Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art — Jean Sibelius

Millions of years ago, in my previous incarnations, I must have been related to swans ... because I can still feel that affinity. — Jean Sibelius

If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances. — Jean Sibelius

If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music. — Jean Sibelius

I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the horizon. And everything is so wonderful. — Jean Sibelius

Music is on a higher plane than everything else in this world. — Jean Sibelius