“Art is not great. Music is not great. It's just that they tickle us. When one steadfastly refuses greatness - then and then only can the wonderful thing we call art be created.” ArtWonderfulGreatnessMusic IsArt IsRefuseWonderful ThingsGreat Music Book:John Marin Source: John Marin
“Great art is a regional thing. I'm not saying my art is great. I recognize what I think is great about music is often on a regional level.” ThinkingArtLevelsMusic IsArt IsGreat Art Author:Joel Plaskett
“I see in the melody of Nature, God. It is a wonderful work of art. The spirit of the art is wonderful. And I feel that I am myself because I have never taken music lightly. Music is the manifestation of God, like everything else.” FeelsArtSpiritTakenWonderfulMusic IsArt IsManifestationMelodyWorks Of Art Author:Pablo Casals
“Art is borne out of necessity. Music is a tool and men are doers. When a relationship is working, you don't need to write a song-you need to get toilet paper.” MenNeedsWritingArtSongPaperMusic IsArt IsToolsToiletsDoersToilet Paper Author:Sxip Shirey
“Most conservatives know better than to promote the state funding of art. The result of such funding is the mess that modern art has become. Atonal music is to music what subsidized art is to art. ...The fact that cacophony has reigned almost supreme since 1900 is a testimony to Mises' original observation. Atonal music is to music what socialism is to economics: planned chaos.” KnowsArtStatesFactsResultsModernMusic IsArt IsEconomicsOriginalsChaosSupremeSocialismObservationMessTestimonyFundingModern ArtCacophony Author:Gary North
“Music is more objective, I think, than a lot of art is, but a surprising amount of it is cultural.” ThinkingArtAmountMusic IsArt IsObjectivesSurprising Author:Jerry Garcia