Classic Quotes Collection

There's a dark side to everything.

A strong spirit transcends rules.

Technology is cool, but you've got to use it as opposed to letting it use you.

Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there.

I've always understood the two to be intertwined: sexuality and spirituality. That never changed.

To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would-I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.

My hair is capable of doing a lot of different things.

Tell me a musician who's got rich off digital sales. Apple's doing pretty good though, right?

Like books and black lives, albums still matter.

I learned from Jehovah's Witnesses that a fatalistic view is counterproductive.

When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom. Freedom to produce, freedom to play all the instruments on my records, freedom to say anything I wanted to.

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn't as good as him. So when he left, I was determined to get as good as him, and I taught myself how to play music, and I just stuck with it, and I did it all the time.

I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can't get it.

I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he just wanted to play. I lived longer than he did, and I can see how those pressures can really play with your head.

Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.

There's always a rainbow at the end of every rain.

Don't hate me because I'm fabulous.

Real music lovers are actually my favourite kind of people because they like to know, rather than just be told what to think.

Time is a mind construct. It's not real.