Quotes About Creativity

The music is the shining path over which the poet travels to bring his song to the world.

Believe me when I say that some of the most amazing music in history was made on equipment that's not as good as what you own right now.

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something thats never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish.

The music of this opera (Madame Butterfly) was dictated to me by God. I was merely instrumental in getting it on paper and communicating it to the public.

I think music as we know it, is autobiographical.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

Music is art, and art is an integral part of the human experience.

Any good music must be an innovation.

Making music should not be left to the professionals.

Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend.

Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.

Musical compositions, it should be remembered, do not inhabit certain countries, certain museums, like paintings and statues. The Mozart Quintet is not shut up in Salzburg: I have it in my pocket.

I don't separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing and goes on from there.

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

I make my music at night when there's no noise... Just me, my headphones and the silence. But I'm always making music in my head. It's like a non-stop radio!

When I get depressed, or anything, I go 'think of all the music I haven't even heard yet!' So, it's the one thing. Imagine the world without music. Man, just hand me a gun, will you?

Music is Magic. Magic is Life

Music was the voice I didn't have.

From the minute I heard music I knew why I was born.

Art is self expression. If you are expressing someone else's personality, that is not art.

Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impose on gifted talent and expect decent music under these conditions.

Jazz is letting everybody do his or her thing with the music.

Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say.

Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.