Quotes About Inspiration

I think my music's kind of cold, but I don't know if it's related to the weather. It might be because it's always grey [in Montreal], it's very depressing.

I love interpreting other people's music.

The good thing is that there is a constant need for innovation, which is important in the evolution of music and sound.

Music gives the soul this inner self-expression, a voice. It gives the soul a sound, the sound of the Muse.

All I want out of music is to think to myself, this could be in a makeover montage.

I see artists as a great battalion moving through paint, words, music towards cosmological interpretation.

I don't think events in your life affect your music.

I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident.

I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to rearrange the way you can think.

Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music

This is going to sound crazy, but I can hear music in my head. I can imagine a piano or a guitar playing, and I can sort of think out.

My motivation comes from a love of being creative. I'm in love with music and colour and laughter and dancing and all things that are beautiful.

In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians.

From Mozart I learnt to say important things in a conversational way.

I started getting into Internet technologies and computers. I wasn't especially interested in being a musician, but I wound up finding my way back to being interested in music through computers.

And of course there's so much music in and around our family. I had a piano during Christmas because it's obviously useful through the season. There are so many people, songwriters, who are around.

I am pretty embroiled in moving on and moving forward with music.

I enjoy being on stage with other artists. I have a chance to watch and see people responding to the other artists songs. I get to see how people are affected by the music.

Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.

Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music.

Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.

I love inspirational R&B, like Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson. I want to do that. That kind of music stays with you.