To all that he touched he gave a new meaning, a new color, a new outline, a new loveliness, and a new poignancy.

Music is an outburst of the soul.

There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating.

If a man tells me he likes Mozart, I know in advance that he is a bad musician.

You can't teach a young musician to compose any more than you can teach a delicate plant to grow, but you can guide him a little by planting a stick in here and a stick in there.

The Bible has been through at least half a dozen translations by the time you read it. Plus, when the word of God is infected by the hand of man, that is, written down, it is tainted.

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.

The makeup person said oh my God what happened to you? I looked like I was in a car accident.

I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.

Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth,' said his cousin. 'But we seem to have no other.

Words become meaningless, the mind cuts itself off from reality for a little while, a necessary breathing space until one is ready to cope.

I'm going with the understanding that I've done my duty.

Jamie Kilstein is amazing and I will be spreading the word. He has the spark that energized my conscience. We need more comedians kicking it hard the way he does every night

There's a lot of rage you have to express it somehow. If I didn't express it in song, I'd become incredibly violent.

I went with Beach Fossils and we played 40 shows because we wanted people to see us.