Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.

A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist.

At art school, a teacher said: 'The best paintings are when you get lost in a piece of work and start painting in a stream of consciousness.' I wanted to do music, not art, so started writing lyrics that way. The first song I wrote was called 'Ice Cream and Wafers.' The next was 'Holding Back the Years.'

Any work of art must first of all tell a story.