Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

The earth has music for those who listen.

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

Music should be something that makes you gotta move, inside or outside

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

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.

Being a celebrity has taught me to hide, but being an actor has opened my soul.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.

When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.

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

It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.

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

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.