Robert Fulghum Quotes

Music is an important part of our culture and record stores play a vital part in keeping the power of music alive

I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.

People hang their hopes on you fitting into their CD collection in way that they have made a space for, but I'm playing a longer game than that.

All I can do is put out the good stuff, and people will make the decision on whether they like it. My fans are very intelligent people. They're not stupid. They know what's good.

There's no way that music could ever go down the tubes. I can't imagine a civilization without music. When you realize today that music is such a part of people's lives. And will always be, really.

You don't ever want to devalue music. Music is important; it's necessary product. I always try to make sure that there's a value - that people appreciate music and realize that there's a value to it.

I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could.

Music is too important to be left to professionals.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

I can't think about whether I'll disappoint Sonic Youth fans. It's not like I want people to be disappointed, but I just can't control that.

I believe that once I put music out, it's owned by the listener.

As responsible artists, it's our duty to let the youth know the importance of devotional music.

You're either in music socially and culturally to get through life, or you're not.

I'm passionate about music in general, not just hip-hop. But when it comes to hip-hop, I don't wanna see it die culturally.

Every day the Daniels [Kwan and Scheinert] would come up with some amazing solution and [make it easy] to put yourself in their hands. There's something really lovely about knowing you're working with directors who know exactly what they want and exactly what they're looking for, and they're not going to move on until they have it. That, as an actor, frees you up a lot because you can [try different approaches] and they'll only use what's appropriate.

I don't make movies. I don't feel that I have to have artistic control. Part of this comes from the fact that the book lives on no matter what Hollywood does to your novel in terms of a film. Now, you try to be careful who you allow to do your film because nobody wants their novel to become a turkey movie. But, on the other hand, it is a crapshot anyway, because even the best people can make a bad film.

What affected me the most about the Beatles was that they were the biggest band in the world and they could have done anything they wanted.

Now I really make the little idea from clay, and I hold it in my hand. I can turn it, look at it from underneath, see it from one view, hold it against the sky, imagine it any size I like, and really be in control almost like God creating something.

I think there is no culture in which music is not very important and central. That's why I think of us as a sort of musical species.

Dark Horse movie might be blood, sweat, and tears for Todd Solondz, because things are so important to him and so specific. He has such a rhythm and a tone. So while he may have to work so hard to keep that intact, it allows the actors the freedom to just breathe. Because he's done all the heavy lifting. He really has. He has everything the way he needs it. And so we can just get there and be whatever he saw in the audition.

Black Poetry is not for Black People...it is for everybody

In those days it was either live with music or die with noise, and we chose rather desperately to live.

The authenticity aspect is pretty important to me. When we have to compromise and do something that's not authentic, it really rubs me, every time I have to see it in the edit, which is millions of times.

The reason why the music [jazz] is important is because it's an art form-an ancient art form-that takes in the mythology of our people.

It's really vital to have rock music because it connects the generations. It's important in that way.