Creativity : (808)

" I wanted to do something creatively, having been a beached whale for many months and nursing my daughter. " - Tori Amos

" You can’t just be a rock star by rehashing things you’ve seen or done before. Bring something new, which is what hip-hop does best. " - John Gourley

" As soon as I could speak, I was singing. Before I could even speak full words, I would make up ones to sing and I have it on tape, too. " - Elle Varner

" I started experimenting with jewelry in my 20s – I was playing around with gemstones and painting things in gold leaf, and it turned into this huge obsession for me, so I launched my first jewelry line, Jade Inc. " - Jade Jagger

" I wanted to be a cartoonist. I was one of those kids who sat around and drew in my room all the time. " - Michael Stuhlbarg

" Writing is a little athletic for me. I get worked up a little bit when I do it. So I guess I’m a little bit like that composer conducting. There are a lot of things that go into what I do, but I think athletics really sort of shaped my ethic. " - Chris Carter

" The Sekrets record is very much me, and Dan’s Emergency Room is very much him. And then Alkaline Trio is very much ours. " - Matt Skiba

" It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music. " - Ursula K. Le Guin

" I still love to go in the studio and write and all that. " - Yngwie Malmsteen

" I grew up reading a lot of superhero comics, so it’s really fun to take a shot at one myself and see what happens. " - Jeff Lemire