I think another thing is that we don't really want exclusivity. We accept that it is in the artist's interest to be on sale in every place where they sell music.

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

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

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

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.

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.

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

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

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.

Being a celebrity has taught me to hide, but being an actor has opened my soul.

Let silence be the art you practice.

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.