Jane's Addiction has only put out new music when our hearts were in and when we had something to say creatively.
Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets in the way.
In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance.
Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.
There's just no telling what I'll do. But I can say for certain I will continue to play, record, and put out music.
Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature.
With music, it feels natural that, in my head, I can pull things apart and then put them back together very quickly.
I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes.
I really want to put the emphasis on creating music. I want to cut a record. I want to start going on tour.
Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities.
When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.
I always thought martial arts was the most modern choreography we could have right now, and I always wanted to put it to music.
My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it, but there's a complete mix of '80s rubbish and current day stuff.
I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you're supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It's madness!
I am not very relaxed about bad reviews. But I am resilient. I grieve, curse and swear, put on loud music, and get on with the next job.
I want to put my vibe and my feel of music into an album and have people from different places around the world feel that and hear that.
I found that when I was putting my own music out, with my Twitter feed as the pure marketing budget, I'm preaching to the choir.
Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk.
I guess now music is so saturated and so microwaved. It's, like, 15 minutes in the microwave and boom, you've got something. Nobody's putting passion or any thought behind it anymore.
I put on lip balm first thing in the morning and always use it before I swipe on my red lipstick.
Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.
