Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

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

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

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

Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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?

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.

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

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

The earth has music for those who listen.

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

Let silence be the art you practice.

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