Music is no different from opium. Music affects the human mind in a way that makes people think of nothing but music and sensual matters. […] Music is a treason to the country, a treason to our youth, and we should cut out all this music and replace it with something instructive.

Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989) Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, revolutionary, politician

Ramadan Speech (23 Jul 1979)