It's a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you're being autobiographical. But it's what everyone wants - to get everyone's attention, to have your music make a living for you, to be validated in that way. Use this quote
I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time. Use this quote
The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind of sadness to them and that kind of music doesn't really exist any more. Use this quote
If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you. Use this quote
Music can affect for good or ill the body as well as the mind. Use this quote
There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music. Use this quote
Music is my religion. Use this quote
My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so, I was listening to records and I'd play 'em over and over. Use this quote
There's a lot of music that sounds like it's literally computer-generated, totally divorced from a guy sitting down at an instrument. Use this quote
I just think it's a blessing that I was able to have the gift of words and to be able to put them into music. I was given a great gift all the way around. I didn't ever have to really go out and look for songs, you know. Use this quote
Where words fail, music speaks. Use this quote
I'm clearly most well known for my music. Eventually, ultimately, I'll be writing books. I'm still writing articles now. I just consider myself a writer. Use this quote
Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father, only without me trying though. Use this quote
I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly. Use this quote
He has Van Gogh's ear for music. Use this quote
When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR. Use this quote
I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera. Use this quote
Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior? Use this quote
Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. Use this quote
To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose. People don't deserve the restraint we show by not going into delirium in front of them. To hell with them! Use this quote