Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.

And I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinking.

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

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

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.

Let silence be the art you practice.

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

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

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

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

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

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.

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.

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

I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.