Quotes About Creativity

I like African and avant-garde music, anything that's vaguely interesting. Hard rock I get a bit bored with because it's what I do. So anything outside of hard rock's fine by me.

Especially as an artist who has been signed to one of the majors throughout my last ten years, you don't always get to write your own music.

Of course, music is an art form, and it's not all that competitive. But we don't ever intend to be the second-best band on a stage at any show.

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

I'm living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel.

I don't remember explaining that I was making electronic music to anyone, but I don't remember anyone being curious about it, either.

A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more.

I grew up listening to English music.

Every day when I sit down to play, I learn something new.

I'm not technically proficient enough to attempt all kinds of music.

When I write songs I write for myself...I'm writing it as a form of expression, and hoping to find an audience, an audience that responds to music that is honest and lyrical and tells stories.

There isn't anything weird about my music.

I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

I'm getting older every day, and I'm going to be making music until I drop dead.

The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin.

Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians.

Because I cannot sleep I make music at night.

My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

Videos have to go hand in hand with your music, so that's why, ultimately, they should be created by the artist. And if they're not, it doesn't really add up to me.

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when you improvise you don't just shut out different languages, you use all the languages that you have.

For me, being transparent about every aspect of my life is what makes my music relatable and how I'm able to be an individual amongst the mass amounts of other artists.

The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.

Jazz is the music of unemployment.

I think the special stuff [music] still finds a way to be heard, as long as you pair it with a good release strategy.