Creativity Quotes

"Every person has their own voice; you just have to find it."

"You will ask me why I do not write always in the same manner; this is because I do not repeat myself."

"I compose to please myself, and those who find themselves pleased by it are merely happy coincidences."

"A good composer does not imitate; he steals."

"I write music because I must, not because I wish to."

"To create is to live twice."

"To compose is to meditate with sound."

"I compose what I must, not what I can."

"I compose for myself and for those who listen with their hearts."

"To write a great symphony is to write the truth of one's soul."

"I play not the notes as written, but the music within them."

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

"When you create something, you're the first to hear it."

"Sometimes the notes are just the beginning."

"Great artists steal, they don't copy."

"Creativity is about breaking the rules."

"I believed in the power of improvisation."

"Playing is like writing - you're composing in the moment."

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

"I don't compose in one style; I compose in many moods."

"To be creative is to be truly alive in every moment."

"The musician's responsibility is to elevate consciousness through sound."

"The creative process is a conversation with something greater than yourself."

"Creativity flourishes when you let go of fear."

"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you."

"The instrument is just wood and metal without the musician's soul."

"Every performance is a chance to tell a story."

"Innovation means breaking the rules you've mastered."

"The notes might be the same, but the story is always different."

"Rhapsody in Blue came from wanting to capture America in music - all its energy and dreams."