A kite needs to be tied down in order to fly. I learned how important restrictions can sometimes be in order to experience freedom. Damien Rice More Quotes by Damien Rice More Quotes From Damien Rice I don't have a craving for money. And I don't have a craving for fame. Damien Rice cravingmoneyfame Inside, I've got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world. Damien Rice musicbusinessinspirationallife There's a Nina Simone record that I love, 'Live at Vine Street,' and she sings flat on it. I can imagine she might've told the record label, 'Oh, God, you're not releasing that!' But I'm glad they did. Damien Rice streetyougodlove I've learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either. Damien Rice securityequalmoneyhappiness Music enables me to cleanse and shed the things that I feel are holding me back from growing, or growing up. Damien Rice feelmegrowing-upmusic I have an abundance of enthusiasm; however, it would be foolish to think I can predict a future that doesn't exist. Damien Rice thinkfuturei-canenthusiasm Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process. Damien Rice meuniversesonglife When I started off in music, I started with a real innocence, a real love for the instrument, the writing the songs, the playing the songs and the sharing and the recording and experimenting. It was exciting. Then, this thing called success came, and something happened at some point where I became disenchanted, and I lost the innocence. Damien Rice musicsuccesswritinglove I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it. Damien Rice placebackmewant Everyone is capable of everything. Damien Rice everyoneeverythingcapable There are a bunch of songs that I think are beautiful recordings, and I'm proud of them, but I've no interest in listening to them. Damien Rice thinkproudlisteningbeautiful The thing running through me is the same thing that writes songs. It's the fighter about to get into the ring. It's like, I'm not here to entertain you; I'm here to get this out, whatever it is. Damien Rice ringmeyoufighter I'm not the guy that wants to be famous and make loads of money and sell loads of records. I don't want that. I just want to be true. I want to be... I want to serve music. I want to be honest. Damien Rice truemusicmoneywant I was on paper earning more money and having more success than I'd ever had. And it was also the most miserable I've ever been. When those things collided, I realised something was off. That's when I started poking around to figure out what was wrong. Damien Rice wrongthingsmoneysuccess I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any need to be telling the data of the day of this particular human being by posting it on online. It's not interesting to me. Damien Rice daymyselfmewake-up
