Quotes About Creativity

But only art and music have the power to bring peace.

I'm a provincial. I live very much like a hermit: reading, listening to music, working in the cutting room, writing, commercial work - which doesn't take up that much time.

If someone can write great music... Paul McCartney is a genius. He's so prolific. All we should do is bow down to Paul McCartney.

By the time I was a senior in high school, I was constantly with my headphones, just making music all the time. People were calling me a "musician", and I found that so weird.

I only write when listening to the music.

If music could be translated into human speech, it would no longer need to exist.

A songwriter's heart is pure when they have the desire to keep digging deeper into music. And invariably, when you dig deeper it always leads you into the past.

I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn't get bored anywhere.

Music has always been a huge part of my life and when I was a kid I was always throwing myself into whatever I could music-related - even if it was a little embarrassing!

Cherish the music that stirs in your heart.

Rock music was never written for or performed for conservative tastes.

I'd rather kill myself than work in the music industry today.

If it hadn't been for Jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll.

I think no matter what kind of music you play, there will be moments when you feel like it's all been done before.

Man is driven to create; I know I really love to create things. And while I'm not good at painting, drawing, or music, I can write software.

There's only so much you can do with a male voice in dance music.

I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music.

I love great music - it has no color, it has no boundaries.

I can't seem to stop singing wherever I am. And what's worse, I can't seem to stop saying things - anything and everything I think and feel.

I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them.

So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you - everything makes music if you really want it to.

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

It's pretty cool to see how far music can take you.