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

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

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.

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

Music can change the world because it can change people.

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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

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

And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make.

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

We're not trying to change the world; just music.

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

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

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

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

To play without passion is inexcusable!

I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

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.

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.

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