Art Quotes

"A live reaction is what I like. I'm a big fan of leaving things open so that the audience itself can feel what it is they're supposed to feel."

"Paperback writer"

"While my guitar gently weeps"

"I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable."

"I became obsessed with the idea of moving between different artistic disciplines."

"I think great art comes from desperation and need."

"Art should shock and provoke, never comfort."

"I think the purpose of art is to challenge us."

"I wanted to see what happened when you mixed high art with pop culture."

"I think the role of the artist is to hold up a mirror to society."

"The pursuit of perfection is often the enemy of good art."

"I wanted to prove that you could be commercial and artistic."

"I wanted my art to be a conversation with the audience."

"When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with the listener."

"I don't care about the money. I never have. I care about the work."

"Whatever colors I paint myself, I am."

"I'm trying to make everyone understand that I'm an artist now."

"Every great work of art begins with a thought."

"Art is the language of the soul."

"I'm not trying to be sexy. It's just my way of expressing myself when I move around."

"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues."

"I like any reaction I can get with my music. Just anything to get people to feel."

"Good music is good music, and that's what matters."

"If it sounds good and feels good, then it is good."

"All art comes from a very real place within you."

"Jazz should not be all come-hither, all sex. It should be strength and dignity"

"Art and life are inseparable"

"My trumpet cries and sighs"

"Music is a beautiful thing and beautiful thoughts need to be expressed"

"The best music comes from the heart"