Sad Music Quotes

“I like sad music. All my favorite music is about heartbreak and loneliness.”
― Astrid Dahl, The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey

“Luke the Drifter: Play me the saddest song you got.
Frankie Presto: Why do you want to hear a sad song?
Luke the Drifter: They’re more true than the happy ones”
― Mitch Albom, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

“Yet the moonlight sonatas of the world don't simply discharge our emotions; they elevate them. Also, it's only sad music that elicits exalted states of communion and awe. Music conveying other negative emotions, such as fear and anger, produces no such effect. Even happy music produces fewer psychological rewards than sad music, concluded Sachs, Damasio, and Habibi. Upbeat tunes make us want to dance around our kitchens and invite friends for dinner. But it's sad music that makes us want to touch the sky.”
― Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole