Quotes About Artistry

With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season.

I try to produce music that is life-giving and inspires people to hope, but it isn't just for the super-religious. I want to address themes that people who aren't Christian can appreciate.

I love Narcy, he's such a good artist. I know him personally, he's a friend. He's of my generation - he puts out a lot of stuff through music that are themes I like to hit on in my writing and comedy.

Films with fresh themes and able directors are a pleasure to associate yourself with.

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good.

Over the years, I've realized that I have as much in common with the performance artist, the standup comedian, the screenwriter, as I do with the theologian. I'm in an odd world where I make things and share them with people.

Regardless of theology or however you see life or relate to worshiping God, as an artist, my job is to tell the truth and then try to connect with these characters and people as honestly and deeply as possible.

I cook more theoretically than I do practically. My job is creative, and in the kitchen, the biggest part of my creativity is theoretical.

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.

What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory.

I believe in the theory that one cannot make a good film; it just happens.

I've never been much for theory and scales.

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push this stuff into songs.

Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for cheesemakers. I don't know anything about music theory. Every time I approach my guitar, it's like the first time. There's no craft in that.

If you sing beautifully about nothing, no one will listen. If you sing badly about great stuff, no one will listen. Ideas are everywhere, but my theory is that a writer doesn't just think of an idea: they perform them.

The beauty of being a musician is writing songs. That's the best part. It's therapeutic and honest and private.

I don't work with an artist to try to blow up, but to see if the music can be medicine, if it can be therapeutic and serve a bigger purpose.

Performing is my therapy, to become different people onstage.

I am always thinking about writing music; my wife is constantly asking me: 'Is there any way you can turn off the music part of your brain for a minute?' but I really can't! It's my form of therapy.

I love writing and directing because it's great therapy. Every project I've done, there's been a personal connection.

If I don't get in the studio, I don't have no therapy.

My hobby is my profession, and therefore, I keep on composing creatively.