Quotes About Expression

The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.

I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.

What motivates it is life. Life is everything. Life influences my music and brings it forth. Life is always changing, so I'm always hearing new music.

I'm really interested in writing a piece of music that will move you, that will really move you. That is really the only reason that I'm writing music.

Music... is the shaping of the invisible.

What I think is the universal, wonderful thing about music, is that it's very inclusive.

The soul of the great musician can only be expressed in music.

I couldn't live without music. I experienced things through music in different countries where you cannot speak the same language, but the music and the dance relates everything.

The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don't stay true to who you are.

I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.

Music is the expression of the will of nature while all other arts are expressions of the idea of nature.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Art is art, nature is nature, you cannot improve upon it.... Pictures should be inspired by nature, but made in the soul of the artist. It is the soul of the individual that counts.

Just as the ancients danced to call upon the spirits in nature, we too can dance to find the spirits within ourselves that have been long buried and forgotten.

What is art? It is not just nature, it is nurtured nature. It is intelligence applied to what physical ability you have.

The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.

All works, no matter what or by whom painted, are nothing but bagatelles and childish trifles... unless they are made and painted from life, and there can be nothing... better than to follow nature.

I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Music represents nature. Nature represents life. Jazz represents nature. Jazz is life.

Why are we here on earth? To create. It's in our nature.

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.

You cannot hold back a good laugh any more than you can the tide. Both are forces of nature.