Common Quotes

I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.

I'm someone, the same as my girlfriends, when they say what do you think about this, I don't always say they look fabulous. I say what I think.

I generally only paint people I know, I'm not a flatterer really.

I want that every piece of art be honest, never mind what it is about.

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

I'm not the guy that wants to be famous and make loads of money and sell loads of records. I don't want that. I just want to be true. I want to be... I want to serve music. I want to be honest.

I don't want people kissing my butt. If I had a bad show and I know it, don't tell me I had a good show. I hate that. I guess because I'm 17, people think I don't see stuff like that.

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious.

The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.

With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them.

It becomes obvious when people are sincere in their criticism and when they're not. I've learned over time that people will always have something to say.

I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.

I'm a writer. My job is to speak what - that which I think is true. If that bridges the gap, that's good. If it doesn't, that's too bad.

My music definitely comes from a place of experience. Everything connects to a truth.

My whole goal is to be honest and sincere with the music I'm making.

You better mean what you're singing or you need to get out of this business. That's where I'm really lucky because they know I mean what I'm singing or I ain't gonna sing it.

If I can't be honest with music, forget it.

I think art is much more valuable when it's honest. If it's not honest, it's just propaganda.

In general I think that in art you only have the responsibility to tell the truth.

My thing is to try to tell the truth as honestly as possible. For me, the weight is, how can I tell the truth through fiction, the best that I can?

You have to be honest about what kind of films you want to make.

I owe you the truth in painting, and I will tell it to you.

Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie... There is something we know that's connected with beauty and truth. There is something ancient. We know that art is about beauty, and therefore it has to be about truth.

It's good to be employable, but I hope to show the truth. The paintings seem true because nobody wants me to do them.