Musician Quotes

I don't dig staying in one groove.

For the last five years I've been in the production business.

But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am.

And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.

I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind.

The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute. Even if I was given two months, I'd do it in the last three days.

The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute.

It sounds odd coming from me, but I realize what I say and how I look has a great impact.

It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product.

In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself.

If there are rules and regulations, I can't help it, I want to break them.

If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times.

I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.

I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome.

I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams. I'm O.K. with that so long as my songs are my own. No one can take my songs away from me.

I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams.

I read and watch movies. I can't go to the movie theater much anymore, though, because I get recognized. It's worse sometimes if I wear a costume and try not to get recognized. I watch most of my films on airplanes.

I don't think you should meet the people you most admire. I don't want reality to interfere with my image.

I don't set goals. Like, that's what I want to be doing however many years from now. I do what I love to do at the moment. If I wake up tomorrow and decide I want to dance, that's what I'd do. Or design clothes.

I don't have dreams. How can I say it? I myself am a dream.

I do what I love to do at the moment. If I wake up tomorrow and decide I want to dance, that's what I'd do. Or design clothes. I think I'd throw myself into whatever I'm doing now. It's not about abandoning what I was doing before, or giving up. It's about knowing that if I die tomorrow, I lived the

I always like whatever I did most recently. It's the closest to who I am at the moment.

It's hard to decide how to match words to music. It's not like it's twice the work. It's always difficult for me to explain to the composer what I'm looking for. I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.

I have trouble voicing my thoughts... I can't communicate very well that way.

We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up.

There's always going to be that pressure when you're in front of the camera. When you're famous it's just an extreme version of reality and there's a pressure to look a certain way.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.