Victoria Legrand Quotes

In a lot of the art world, you have to present yourself as you know what you're doing at a young age. Music gave me another outlet. The 'no wave' bands were such an inspiration; it felt so free - once you start doing it, it's hard to stop. But I can't get away from art. It comes back around. I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't pursue it.

Music inspires me.

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.

I think the idea of art kills creativity.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

I will always, forever, write songs, and wherever they're meant to be is where they'll be.

That's what I love more than anything, just creating.

It's not about the names or the faces: it's about the music we are creating.

Art = a mad search for individualism.

Art! What a concept! It saved my life! A place where you can do as you please!

Being an artist is celebrating life.

Art is a little bit larger than life - it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little touch of madness.

Improvisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own.

I'm kind of lucky in the fact that I can take something that's in my head and write it down, or I can listen to a piece of music that somebody else has written and try to tap into what the music's saying and just kind of follow that, you know. I mean, nine times out of 10, I'm just kind of following where the music takes me.

Weezer isn't stuck in roles, so we just do what we want to do, what makes us excited.

Artists need to express.

They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

I love being creative in all forms.

I like to make the music that I really love. You're supposed to make your favorite music that no one else played, and I'd like to just keep it at that and not really change it at all.

I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it.

Artwork is not like a commercial business; there is no such thing as a schedule for art. You can't hurry art.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

I want to create. I think that's the one word I can grow on.