Quotes About Creativity

At the end of the day, I'm just trying to write a song that I like, that I'm not afraid to turn loose on the world. I do read a lot. I know a lot of people who read more, but I do try to keep a book in my hand most of the time, and I think that informs any kind of output that I'm going to have.

One of the things that fascinates me most is when people are so charmed by the universe that it becomes part of their artistic output.

I do not see the process of blogging as a separate thing from creating art. This is in part why I do not like to be known for being a 'blogger,' as this is just one form of output for creative ideas.

I believe intellect is needed in order to develop any creative output and that intellect alone is not enough!

I just couldn't keep on trying to please people. It was hindering my creative output, and I had to be honest with myself.

My musical output has been consistently acoustic, but my taste has not. I love everything. As long as it's good, I'm in.

Output is more important than ideas.

When you make giant things for people, they don't always fit; they're not always happy with something that's that big or that kind of outrageous compared to what they usually wear.

There are a lot of people who do a lot of things to be outrageous with fashion, hair or makeup.

Outrageous behavior, also known as the lunatic fringe, is the seed bed of innovation and creativity.

I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself. It seemed to be a way that I could make my name and show that I was somebody.

We've never been outrageous on stage.

I really love when music artists like Lady Gaga or Michael Jackson wear outrageous things. Obviously, if I wore something like that I'd look like an idiot, but I really respect fashion.

Music was everything. Now it is just not as important as it used to be. When I was growing up, where everyone was trying to outdo each other by being more outrageous and sounding more different, now there is a homogeneous sameness to it all.

I like the freedom of novels. With the memoirs, I always had to keep to the facts. I like that with novels, if I want to go off and write something quite dramatic or outrageous or something completely different, I can do it if I want to.

I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cliched writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn't have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments.

We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial.

One of the reasons I work with technology the way I do is that I can really be assured that the vision I have from the outset is what will be at the end. And that that vision isn't altered through the process.

The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.

I like to say it's an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box.

When I was a kid, I couldn't see life outside ramen noodles and Kool-Aid.

Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.

Usually I'm the one who does the covers. And I just said, man, it would be nice to see what somebody else could do, outside of this thing. A fresher look. And I never, in a million years, would have come up with this. Believe me!

When you try to do things outside of the box, you run risks.