Art is the highest task and the proper metaphysical activity of this life.

Art is the proper task of life.

Thus the man who is responsive to artistic stimuli reacts to the reality of dreams as does the philosopher to the reality of existence; he observes closely, and he enjoys his observation: for it is out of these images that he interprets life, out of these processes that he trains himself for life.

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

I think that fashion and music go hand-in-hand, and they always should. It's the artist's job to create imagery that matches the music. I think they're very intertwined.