Quotes About Inspiration

I always knew that I was going be an environmental advocate when I was very young.

When I am writing music, I sometimes envision a video playing alongside.

I've always envisioned working with the best directors in the world.

I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.

I envy guys who can write funny.

My darlings, if I can't write dark, epic music, I can't live!

After 'The Way Back,' which was so epic and so rich, it was like, 'What will I do now?'

I ended up having an epiphany that no body of work I put out will ever mean as much to me as '3:33 AM.'

I was a fan of T-Pain's music growing up. I bought 'Epiphany' and 'Rappa Ternt Sanga.'

I was 12 when I was on stage for the first time and had an epiphany that this is what I wanted to do.

If I were to have an epitaph, I'd want it to read, 'She did stuff.'

I tend to think of all the songs the same - I give them all kind of equal rights.

I really want my daughter to see that she can go out to work, but equally I want my sons to see it.

I grew up looking at my parents as equals.

I don't need music to write, but sometimes I put music on. I don't need special clothes or even my own equipment.

It's not about the equipment. Be less concerned about what kind of camera you have and more about what kind of effect you're trying to accomplish. Finding an original take is much more important than what you shoot it with.

I think environment is more important to us than even equipment and the studio.

I must have been 10 or 11, but anything Dana Carvey ever did, I just really loved. He was on for a long time, I don't really know when that era was. I could watch Dana Carvey with my parents, they loved him too. They loved all his characters.

I try to keep the idea that there's an audience in as little space in my mind as possible, but you can't erase it entirely, the idea that when you're sitting down to write a song, people are going to hear it.

When I did 'Hand Cannot Erase,' I didn't have a specific singer in mind.

I would have loved to have another 10 Eric Ambler books.

Eric Knuutila had a big impact on my wrestling career.

One of the people I heard early on in his career was Eric Church. I liked him and his music.

If ever I was feeling down I would go and write something. It's a form of escape.