Comedy is the blues for people who can?t sing.

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

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

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

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

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

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

The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats...

When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.

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

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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

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 washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

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.

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

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

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

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