About Yoko Ono: Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer and peace activist who is also known for her work in avant-garde art, music, and filmmaking. She is the widow and second wife of John Lennon.
Imagine the clouds dripping Dig a hole in your garden to put them in
When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.
Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together ...
Being alone is very difficult.
The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
I'm free from holding personal anger because I can express what I want through my music.
Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.
Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
Great Art is Great because it inspired you greatly. If it didn't, no matter what the critics, the museums and the galleries say, it's not great art for you.
Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.
Art is my life and my life is art.
I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.
My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.
But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
Art for me is like breathing.
It's a waste to not say anything with art.
The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time.
Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
