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

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.

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.

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

The earth has music for those who listen.

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

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

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.

Each song is a child I nourish and give my love to. But even if you have never written a song, your life is a song. How can it not be?

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

Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

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

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

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.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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.

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

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.