Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

Each song is a child I nourish and give my love to. But even if you have never written a song, your life is a song. How can it not be?

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.

We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time

I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I`m on stage they`re not privileged to see me. It`s a privilege for me to see them.

The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats...

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.