The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

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.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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

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

Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.

Critics are the men who have failed in literature and art.

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

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 can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.

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.

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

Play it fuckin' loud!

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

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