Quotes About Freedom

I don't think a song should be put in a category.

If I'm inspired to make a certain kind of song, I'm going to make that kind of song, no matter if it's what they know me as or think I am.

I like independent music because we have a lot of creative freedom to what we want, but when it comes to films we have to give a particular feel to a song because it's situational.

When I sing, I try to make the song my own and sing it my way because, in my mind, I am not following any school of thought. I just make myself free.

I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise.

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want to write, so you never know.

People need songs to belt out in the shower. Even if everyone else doesn't need that, I need that.

I always like to write the songs, and they get turned loose into the world, and who knows what happens to them. That's the joy of being a songwriter. You get to hear what other people do, interpretation-wise.

The '80s was an interesting, confining time for songwriters, so we were just sort of riffing in our own language, off to the side.

I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline.

I don't really know that there's any real rules for songwriting.

No one can attack you when you're songwriting; it's you and a song, which is a great place to be.

I love my complexion, but like so many of us, in the early years at primary school, I grew up thinking that my dark skin wasn't a great thing. I've found freedom in music and songwriting, which has given me a freedom in how I present myself. I'm glad I've got makeup to celebrate that with.

That's the nice thing about songwriting: You don't have to punch a clock or be in a specific place to do it. There's really a lot of freedom to it.

Songwriting is a difficult thing, but it's not so bad when you remove the barriers you put up yourself.

If I had gone to a big company, it would have been very difficult for me to do research freely. At a big company, say Sony, there are very, very good researchers. So I would have to ask them what I could do.

I'm pretty disappointed in Sony Pictures' decision to pull 'The Interview' under pressure from North Korea.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

As soon as I get on my boat, something inside me changes. Then I really feel what living is.

It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.

Sometimes I think, 'I need to get married soon.' Other days I think, 'Why get married?'

I say that I've never been late with a manuscript, but I don't mean to be arrogant; it's that I simply want to get it done as soon as possible so I can be set free.

George felt the group wasn't giving him the freedom he needed to develop his songwriting. But I have to admit the end came a little sooner than I expected.

Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.