Olivier Messiaen Quotes

"My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith."
- Olivier Messiaen
(Related: Faith, Life, God, Drama, Words)

"No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone."
- Olivier Messiaen
(Related: Music, Play, Wood)

"The human being is flesh and consciousness, body and soul; his heart is an abyss which can only be filled by that which is godly."
- Olivier Messiaen
(Related: Soul, Heart, Being, Body, Consciousness)