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.

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.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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

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.

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.

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

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

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.

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.

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

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

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

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

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

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

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

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

To play without passion is inexcusable!

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

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.