Quotes About Inspiration

Every day when I sit down to play, I learn something new.

When something really hits me, it makes me want to either jump off something really high or lie down and be buried. I want people to get hit and caught by my music.

Yes, death is strong, but look you, the strongest, Stronger is music than death.

I'm getting older every day, and I'm going to be making music until I drop dead.

The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin.

Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians.

I've grown up with my parents' music tastes, listening to Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones.

Because I cannot sleep I make music at night.

The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.

When I seek another word for 'music', I never find any other word than 'Venice'

Music makes me come alive. I love to sing and dance! Watching a great movie with a great message.

If there is anyone who owes everything to Bach, it is certainly God.

Mozart's music gives us permission to live.

Music has always been such an amazing tool for me to access self and emotion.

Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.

I normally listen to Spanish music - well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers...

I loved musicals, love them still. But also, I'm really inspired by comedy music.

Music wasn't made to make us wise, but better natured.

I was in Paris last year, where there's a great appreciation of many different aspects of African culture and of black culture. The music... the art... whatever... And I kind of went with that.

Which even though we do have a very visual aesthetic and identity, we love it when people make their own videos to the music.

It was nice to focus on things outside of my body. Music has always done that for me.

The great thing about music is that whatever you're into, you see new possibilities.

I just figured if I'm going to call myself a songwriter throughout my life, then writing for most genres of music is something I should at least attempt.

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.