Joan Armatrading Quotes

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

I get inspired at different times and in different ways.

In general, I don't know when inspiration will pop up.

You never know where inspiration is going to come from.

The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something.

I sometimes don't try to invent something. I wait for some kind of a direction - and it happens. I get an angle, for instance, and it just appears, and I say, 'Oh my God - that's it!'

I keep drawing inspiration from people every day. All of a sudden, something strikes me so hard and dramatically, and then a dream comes - I sit down, cut it off and make a script out of it.

Ideas come from somewhere. People don't come up with these ideas from nowhere. Something triggers your thoughts.

Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly.

Typically my ideas come to me in the most inane ways possible. I had the initial idea for 'Quantum Conundrum' while I was walking down the street to get breakfast. People are like, 'Whoa, what's your inspiration, is it something amazing?' No, I was just really hungry.

You can't rush inspiration.

Inspiration can really strike from anywhere.

Sometimes, you don't know where your inspiration's going to come from.

I don't expect to find inspiration. It just sort of comes. Sometimes you step on a bug and you get inspired.

A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

My insights come in periods of working. There are wonderful moments of surprise, but I'm superstitious enough not to want to talk about them.

When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.

You never know when your ideas are going to come back to you.

You don't actually have ideas; ideas have you.

I don't know - it's a bit of a mystery of how things come about when they do. I don't have a scientific explanation for it. Sometimes when you're writing a song, you don't know where you're going.

A new idea is like carbonated liquid in a bottle. You just sort of shake it until the cork pops, then you write and write.

I don't know what the creative process is. I don't know how to trick it into starting or how to egg it on.

I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand - I use those words interchangeably - another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I'm not one. I'd rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can't ignore.