Sixto Rodriguez Quotes

Everything that is strong in me has gone into my art work.

There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction.

For me, living and making music, they're one thing. It's not like a job that I go to a studio to do, or a chore that I have to get myself in the mood to do, or something. It's the thing that I need to do every day.

Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am.

My passion for painting is so sacred and personal to me.

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.

The truth is, truly passionate media creators don't get into the media business to make huge gains from spectacular unicorn exits. When it happens, we certainly all cheer (and perhaps secretly hope it happens to us). But the fact is, we make media because we don't know what else to do with ourselves. It's how we're wired, so to speak.

Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

At times, I think, 'What would I rather be doing than music?' That's what you have to ask yourself, if you feel like you need to be somewhere else... But there's nothing else I want to do more than music. That's why I stay in the booth.

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

Dancing was my sport when I was younger. So I chose that over everything. And then, I just had to keep going because it became a competitive thing. But I'm not trying to impress anyone anymore. Dancing is more like my art, now.

I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.

I will keep painting until I die.

Work has never really been work for me. It's been a natural extension of my life.

When you have a relationship with music, and it's that deeply a part of your life, it's so much more than a career choice for me. It's an extension of who I am.

I think that for every artist, it's very important to have an output and to feel very strongly about the music you're producing.

Music was going to be my thing. Was I going to make a living at it? That was kind of a joke. It was just my passion, and if I was broke doing my passion, so be it.

Everything has always been so organic for me; I have no idea what I would be doing if it wasn't for music. Music forever!

I was never in this for the money. It's all about the passion for the music.

This creating? It's my passion.

My artistry is my baby.

You have to put time into the art to do it, and you have to know that what you'll get out of it is not a financial or a fame thing. It'll just be the pleasure of being an artist. And I'm cool with that.

I think I will never stop working with music; it has become a part of who I am.

I could see no other way of doing something with my life apart from music.

As a dancer, you're told not to go into it for the money.