“I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.”

I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication. And I knew I could sing from being in tune with the radio.

Why see the world, when you got the beach?

Here’s what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.

I’ve always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.

As a writer, as a creator, I’m giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain’t got to pry beyond that.

I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films.

You just do what you can and you have as much fun as possible.

Once I catch you in one lie, it makes me question everything you said.

I believe that marriage isn’t between a man and woman; but between love and love.

You can’t think; you just gotta do things.

Go for someone who is proud to have you.

Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.

Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.

If it brings me to my knees, it’s a bad religion.

It’s not essential for me to have a big debut week; it’s not essential for me to have big radio records.

I don’t fear anybody at all.

The species and the genus are always the work of nature [i.e. specially created]; the variety mostly that of circumstance; the class and the order are the work of nature and art.

It is impossible to make a clear cut between science, religion, and art. The whole is never equal simply to the sum of its various parts.

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

I just love music. I think it’s art.

The trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.

A work of art is not a matter of thinking beautiful thoughts or experiencing tender emotions , but of intelligence, skill, taste, proportion, knowledge, discipline and industry; especially discipline.

only an aching heart Conceives a changeless work of art.