Don Felder Quotes

You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life.

So many people that I've wanted to work with have died. I was so crazy in love with Amy Winehouse. When she died, I felt like I lost my sister all over again. I couldn't stop crying for weeks and weeks! It was horrible! She was so wonderful and so talented.

When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.

Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.

Mozart was born Mozart. Charlie Parker was born Charlie Parker.

For those of us who have lost loved ones in their prime - as I did when my father and other relatives succumbed - even one of those years would have been a precious gift.

In Mozart and Salieri we see the contrast between the genius which does what it must and the talent which does what it can.

You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and all I can is he was just one of the most beautiful people in the world... a very gifted man, and it's a loss to the world, not just for us.

Like so many of us, I'm brokenhearted about the death of the remarkably talented actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.

My son Andrew was an extraordinary young man, loved and admired by all who knew him. His accidental death is a terrible tragedy.

the distinction between talent and genius is definite. Talent combines and uses; genius combines and creates.

Bob has never written a bad song. Bob Dylan is a genius.

Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the tears on his cheeks.

Talent without genius isn't much, but genius without talent is nothing whatsoever.

Genius is full of trash.

My favourite member of the Beatles is Lennon. He might have been crazy. But he's my kind of crazy.

I gave my genius to my life, but my talent to my art.

I think Tony Fucile, who did the illustrations [for Bink & Gollie], is an absolute genius. I've never met him.

You can do something with talent, but nothing with genius.

The great artist, whether he be musician, painter, or poet, is known for this absolute unexpectedness.

I wouldn't want to compare myself to David Byrne whom I consider a genius, but what I think what we have in common is that he's also a guy who is very interested in the world and who has a lot of passions beyond singing and playing guitar.

I am thinking of George Michael's family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating. What a beautiful voice he had and his music will live on as a testament to his talent. I can't believe he is gone. I hope the Buddha will hold him in his arms. NMRK.

Thank you Prince for all of your inspiration and sharing your increadible talents with the world. You will be incredibly missed.

Talent is a tenant in the house owned by genius.