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[When asked if music has a meaning]Definitely, and it's getting more spiritual. Pretty soon I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind, or satisfaction, or direction, actually. More so than politics, the big ego scene. You know it's an art of words... Meaning nothing. Therefore you will have to get an earthier substance, like music or the arts.

Jimi Hendrix#12

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About this quote

What does it mean?
He argues music offers spiritual guidance and peace more reliably than politics or words.
In plain terms
Music will become essential for finding peace and direction, more than politics.
What can you take from it?
Seek spiritual fulfillment through art rather than political discourse.

Where it applies

  • times of unrest
  • personal crises
  • search for meaning

Putting it to work

  • turning to art
  • finding inner peace
  • reducing political anxiety

Questions to consider

  • Where do you find peace when things are chaotic?
  • Can art replace politics as a guiding force?

Another view

Art cannot solve systemic political or structural problems.

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