Josh Klinghoffer Quotes

My main goal in life is to be happy. If I can make other people happy by doing what I love, then I feel like I've done everything in life that I've wanted. I just want to make people feel good and change people's lives with music, and that's it.

The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.

I've always been real close to film world. I love film, and I will do things in film, but music is more satisfying. It feels more like me.

I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me.

You know, I never did music for money. I did music to hear myself in the club, and to hear my creation on the radio.

My music has shaken hands with the world somehow - it's a beautiful disease, and I'm glad I got it.

I love acting, but music is so much more rewarding because it's more personal.

I want to tell stories and make people feel good. That's when music is at its finest.

If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings.

If you get satisfaction out of playing music and entertaining people and it makes you feel right, then go for it.

Music is the medium... how you use the music is different. Everyone use music to a positive light and effect. So it really depends on the individual and one's outlook. My music depicts life in general and the things that I see and the things that influence me, and such forth.

I do music for the fans. I want to lift fans up.

I just love writing songs and singing them. People seem to enjoy them, and that's all you can really ask for. I didn't get into it to try to be a celebrity or whatever.

Just knowing that I'm on Earth to give music and help people create moments in their lives that's unforgettable with my music has kept me grounded.

Man, as long as people want to hear Jazz, I'll give it to them.

I still play music for the same reasons as when I first started; for the energy, the feeling, the interaction with others. Not for the money, ego or greed.

Don't cheat yourself out of music. Music is one thing. The music business is another thing. Save enough of yourself to keep living anyway. Save enough joy in your heart to enjoy it. Let your reward be in the doing of it.

I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.

I've always been shy, but every time that I sing or I perform, when music comes out of me, it is the only thing I can relate to, it's the only thing I can give.

I was not intrigued with the accouterments of success and fame, the furs, jewels, expensive automobiles and mansions... I can assure you that these things were not on my mind when I sat spellbound in that Pozzuoli movie house. It was what these performers on the screen were doing, not what they received for doing it.

I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.

I hope a kid listens to my stuff, I hope there's a change made and at least somebody walks away with: "I'm doing this because I like it." People are going to hate it and that's okay, but I have to do it because my happiness is important too, it's worth it.

Play music that means something to you. Make it happen for yourself.

I decided I needed something that I could feel as passionate about as acting, and something in which I could completely lose myself. I started painting, and I'm still doing it.

This is my life, these are my songs, this is my time and I'm ready.