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

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.

One thing that really appeals to me is this idea of music being a living thing that has an evolution that, in a way, enables the artist to sell a process rather than a piece of product.

Let silence be the art you practice.

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

Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.

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

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

I think another thing is that we don't really want exclusivity. We accept that it is in the artist's interest to be on sale in every place where they sell music.

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

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

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

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

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

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

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?

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

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

Critics are the men who have failed in literature and art.