Brandon Boyd Quotes

You don't have to be singing specifically about things that are going on in your life, but because of the nature of music, because it is this incredibly emotional phenomenon, everything that you are feeling or experiencing is relayed in the music you put out.

I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me.

The day I stop making music would be the day I keel over, really.

If something happened where I couldn't write music anymore, it would kill me. It's not just a job. It's not just a hobby. It's why I get up in the morning.

I've always made music that was representative of real life.

I started making music for myself when I was sixteen.

My heart and soul is still music.

No matter what, I still was gonna make music, even if it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.

Once I discovered how important writing music was to me and just what a huge weight it lifted off of me, I knew that it was going to be the biggest part of my life, the biggest love of my life, the biggest thing in my life.

I've always loved music, very simply, as a vehicle to express myself and that hasn't changed.

We don't make music - it makes us.

It's always about the music, never about anything else.

I don't need an award to inspire me to keep making music.

I've made this decision not to talk to the press about anything that's gone on in my life, but just to write music about it. They can interpret it themselves.

Even if nobody cared, I'm still gonna make music.

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

Singing is just another outlet to express what I feel and to show everyone who I really am. I really don't talk about my personal life that much in interviews because that's my life, but with music, the way I write explains who I am.

I'm compelled to paint nearly every day. I just felt like making a painting, went out and bought paints and a canvas. Now it fulfills me creatively when I'm not doing music: it's something you can do by yourself and it's totally yours. It's a great adjunct to my life.

Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.

I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.

I express myself better when I'm singing, so I always want to hold on to the music side.

Music is my heart and soul. That's what I love to do.

I love playing music. There's no way I could do anything else.

Music is something I can control.

Music is about expressing things you can't in everyday life.