Art Quotes

"Technical skill without feeling is merely mechanics."

"Every piece tells a story."

"Sound without soul is merely noise."

"The soul speaks through art."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"I compose what my heart demands, not my training."

"Every note must serve the greater vision."

"The artist's greatest enemy is compromise."

"Art is a conversation across generations."

"True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time."

"American music should be American in character."

"Swanee, how I love ya, how I love ya - passion is everything in art."

"A memorable melody is worth a thousand harmonies."

"The art of art is to express the inexpressible."

"The heart of music is melody."

"The greatest art comes from the greatest suffering."

"A good song should be able to stand up without orchestration."

"Art is the language of the soul."

"A composer's job is to capture the spirit of his time."

"The true artist is not proud; he unfortunately sees that art has no limits."

"My art should make only the noble-minded rejoice."

"The need of money is always the least productive need of the artist."

"I am not a businessman, I am an artist."

"Art is the mediator between man's nature and harsh reality."

"Every composer practices a dangerous profession."

"Composition is devoid of spontaneity."

"A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind."

"Art is the objective of life."

"Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end."

"An artist is someone for whom the last thing in the world he would want to do is something useful."