Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
Beauty, which is what is meant by art, using the word in its widest sense, is, I contend, no mere accident to human life, which people can take or leave as they choose, but a positive necessity of life.
Art for me is like breathing.
You aren't alive if you aren't in need.
Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
It's often hard for us to imagine going without some of our luxuries like travel, dining out, or Internet, much less our basic necessities like food and water. But try for a minute to imagine how life would be with such deprivations.
If bread is the first necessity of life, recreation is a close second.
Stop complaining about the price of your gas. Be thankful your car doesn't run on bottled water.