Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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

To play without passion is inexcusable!

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

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

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

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

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

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

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

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

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

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

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.

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

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

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

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

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

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.