Art & Creativity Sayings

I am a very bad man, but I have a very good heart.

Gods always behave like the people who created them.

Poetry is not a thing that can be read with the mind, but with the heart.

To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.

I am not a painter, but a sculptor.

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

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.

Melody is the essence of music.

Music is the sound of God's voice.

I started out writing songs for myself. I didn't care if anyone else liked them or not. I still don't.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

A live performance is a two-way current. You're giving to them and they're giving to you.

I don't mind if you call me a square, 'cause I'm hip enough to know that it's all music, and the main thing is to make people happy.

The only thing that matters is the music.

Music is a spiritual thing, you know. You don’t play with music. If you play with music, you’re just going to get yourself all messed up.

I'm just a storyteller, and I use the medium of music.

I don't mind not being famous. I'm not a big fan of fame. I'm a big fan of music, and I'm a big fan of art. I'm a big fan of creativity.

I'm a performer. I'm not a singer. I'm a performer.

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