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

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

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

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

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

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

Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

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

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.

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

Let silence be the art you practice.

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

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

To play without passion is inexcusable!

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

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

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

The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

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.