Poppy Quotes

With all the negativity going on in the world right now, people need an escape. When you give them a hit record or a great record, it allows them to escape for at least three to four minutes. They're not thinking bills or economy or immigration or war when you create that kind of ambiance.

When stuff gets hard, and you're feeling real down about everything or in a cark space, a song can bring you out of it.

People are getting ready for music that makes them feel happy again rather than being depressed at the way the world is going right now.

Maybe I'm too sensitive to the struggle, but I think a lot of people that listen to music are trying to escape.

Music is a saviour for me.

Everyone asks me about why I care about anime and football so much, but that's because anything dark that happened in my life, those two things would make me feel better. I just used to sit in front of the TV and watch football and breathe a sigh of relief. You know what I mean? It's another world. An escape.

Music is my release.

No matter what you do for a living all we have is music to get through certain situations.

I know so many people who have gone through just not very good situations, and sometimes you just need a song to help pick you up out of it, especially if you're going through the hurting part.

Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didn't.

Once you've got a child to the point that they've discovered books, they're safe. There's a world of the imagination that when they're hurt or upset, they can move into, and it is wonderful.

I feel like everything I write about is a gift I need to share because there is somebody out there going through a similar thing that might need to hear it. I know music helped me a lot. And still does.

My main focus is to help people through music.

Music is my release.

Music can get me through anything.

I want to take people away from the ugliness and sadness around us every day and bring beautiful, deep music to as many people as I can.

I've always liked depressing music because a lot of times, listening to it when you're down can actually make you feel less depressed. Also, even though a person may have problems with depression, sometimes you can actually be kind of comfortable in that space because you know how to operate within it.

When I was going through sad times, I'd watch 'Cheers' at the end of the day to make me feel better.

I think music and laughter are the two things that can keep you alive. Someone who is really depressed, tell them a joke, and they may come out of it for even just a moment. Or play them something.

When I'm a bit sad, I often go for a drive in the country, quite fast with my music up.

Music should be made to make people forget their problems, if only for a short while.

If you're going through a difficult time, and there's a piece of music that speaks to you - be it musically or lyrically or both - you are almost always able to access that music. You're always able to sit down with it.

All I would say is that when I've been very down or having kind of a tough time in my life, certain films or pieces of music or books have changed that. They've taken me out of a dark place and put me into a more positive one. And I think that if we can do that for people, then it's certainly worth doing.

Music kept me sane between acting jobs.

I think that the wonderful thing about music and about songs is that you can listen to a three-minute song whenever you feel you need it.