Quote by Robert Palmer

Trying to describe something musical is like dancing to architecture, it's really difficult.

Trying to describe something musical is like dancing to arch

Summary

This quote suggests that explaining or capturing the essence of something musical is exceedingly challenging, akin to attempting to dance to architecture. It emphasizes the inherent difficulty in using words to convey the intricacies and emotions of music, as the two forms of expression - music and language - are vastly different and have their own unique ways of communication.

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Architecture

By Robert Palmer

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