“Compared to art, all other professions are but chores.”
“Art is neither a profession nor a hobby. Art is a Way of being.”
“My art and profession is to live.”
“Yes, the arts definitely help people think on their feet. Every time one plays a song, it is unique compared to all the other times you've played it. The goal is to make that uniqueness in your favor.”
“I do not know anything about Art with a capital A. What I do know about is my art. Because it concerns me. I do not speak for others. So I do not speak for things which profess to speak for others. My art, however, speaks for me. It lights my way.”
“What's the earthWith all its art, verse, music, worth —Compared with love, found, gained, and kept?”