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

I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.

Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

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

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

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.

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

The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

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

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

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

Music can change the world because it can change people.

Music with dinner is an insult, both to the cook and the violinist.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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