Quotes About Passion

I was introduced to soul music at a very young age - my mom was a soul singer.

Music is the center of my life.

I enjoy anything to do with music.

I cried for madder music and for stronger wine.

I don't want to get rich. I just want to play my music for the people.

If I spend 100 days in a row making music there's a chance nothing will come of it. But if I spend 100 days not making music it's guaranteed that nothing will come of it. So keep working.

I'm approaching a period in my life though where I'd like to be totally absorbed into music, doing concerts, writing something. Basically, that IS what I am doing.

Creating art (music, books, films, etc.) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business. There are few winners, and lots and lots of losers.

I'm an amateur at music and an amateur at most things. I like the idea of offering some music and some records and a website to people who feel perplexed.

Hip-hop music was something I grew up with, it was something that I loved since I was a little kid, and it's something that I chose to partake in an early age.

Of course, music is an art form, and it's not all that competitive. But we don't ever intend to be the second-best band on a stage at any show.

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

I'm living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel.

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.

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

I'm addicted to something at all times. Like, it's always music, but maybe sometimes it's a pair of pants or something else. That's just how my personality works.

My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

Music is my first love.

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

Music isn't just for professionals. We delegate all of our music and our dancing and our art to professionals. It's silly. We should be doing our own dancing and drawing.

As an improvising musician, I am not in the music business, I am not in the creativity business; I am in the surrender business.

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.