Inspirational Sayings

I don't believe in art. I believe in artists.

I have been so much better at painting than I have been at living.

The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.

I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.

The oppressed will always believe the worst about themselves.

I always say that I'm not an artist. I'm a chess player. I play with the system. I play with the power.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

I secretly admire North Korea. What an amazing achievement! To convince people you have a happy society while they are starving.

I do not know what the meaning of my life is, if it is not to make music.

I hate the word 'artist.' I am a manufacturer of music.

I paint with my mind, not with my hands.

I will paint the face of a beggar as well as that of an emperor.

The artist must see the whole, not the parts.

The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on.

Creativity takes courage.

I can paint and draw. I do not talk about it. It is my gift. I do not know how other people feel, but I know how I feel and what I do.

Pop Art was a way of making art for everyone.

It was a wonderful time. There were no problems then. We were making money, and we were playing music, and that was all we cared about.

I'm not a rock star. I'm a musician.

I write songs about stuff that happens to me, so I don't have to keep talking about it.