Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out t… — Peter Tork

Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away.

Peter TorkMusician · American · b. 1942

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Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet. — George Eliot
Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. — Samuel Butler
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. — Plato
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