The schools must fashion the person, and fashion him in such a way that he simply cannot will otherwise than what you wish him to will.
No second chances in the land of a thousand dances, the valley of ten million insanities.
Something has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.
If you can't get yourself understood, you may have trouble, so you need some interpretation every now and again wherever you might be.
Once you feel that you've learned some skills and you know how to make records, the next thing is, "Do we ever get to make one that people will really like?" Because then we'll have something to do.
All the money in the world is spent on feeling good.
Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the notes. For a record to be memorable and great, it has to have something of this quality. Exactly what that is, I don't know, but I think it has something to do with an atmosphere, an environment that is appealing and attractive. And the people that inhabit this environment have. . . almost a message for the rest of the world.
Love teaches you to love your own mortality, just as we love the flowers that bloom for a short time and pass on.
I've always loved fashion, but it's not what I set out to do.
If you're dumb enough to make me talk I'm smart enough to speak.
Baking is too precise for me. I cook with a pinch of this or that.