Quotes About Fulfillment

I didn't want to look back in 10 or 20 years and say, 'Yes, I always wanted to write that piano sonata or that novel, but I never had time.'

In the big picture, it doesn't really matter if we never made a record, or we never sang a song. That isn't important.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

I just want to make that my life: recording music and trying to write a good song every day.

Life has to be a roller coaster ride. Otherwise, what's the point of living? Why should I make a song and dance about mine?

I'm not looking for career attention, for more success, more money. I'm just singing songs I chose because I love them.

I don't want to be 35 years old and still popping out songs in miniskirts and la-la-la.

I love playing guitar every night, and to be at this point where it's like, the songs are done and I'm happy with the way they are on record, and I get to hear them be reinterpreted by the live band? That's kind of the icing on the cake. It's the best.

I always wanted to be known as a songwriter and not just a songbird.

I hated the thought of being just a songwriter.

And this whole period of time of gradually working at being a better guitar player and songwriter have gradually led me to the point where I feel I'm doing a clearer representation of the thing that I've been feeling inside me since I was four years old.

If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy.

As writers, you spend so long trying to build your cred as a writer, and then everything comes together at the same time: your artist career happens when your songwriter career is, too.

I was 29 or 30 when I felt sure of what I was doing, but not fully identifying as a songwriter until I was 37.

I thought I was just going to be a songwriter for other people! And now I get to put out my own music, which is amazing.

So many songwriters peak in their early 20s because they're living off their passions.

It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have.

Songwriting is what I do, and there could be worse burdens to carry.

It's amazing to me that songwriting is an actual job.

During the whole time in Sonic Youth, I was happy to put my energy into that. It would have been very difficult to do a solo project.

I got a record deal with Sony, and I really just put acting aside. But it's a love.

Instant gratification is not soon enough.

They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.

I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That's my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.