To make art you need to be inspired. Greg Lake More Quotes by Greg Lake More Quotes From Greg Lake Still...you turn me on Greg Lake loverelationshiplife There is no standing still because time is moving forward. Greg Lake standing-stillstillsmoving Music is an emotional experience, and that is what imprints itself on the soul. Greg Lake music-isemotionalsoul The greatest music is made for love, not for money. Greg Lake greatest-musicmusic-ismade As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference. Greg Lake rocksdifferencessuccessful Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity. Greg Lake comebackdignitydefeat I continue to write. It's just one of those things that I do. I'll have periods when I write and periods when I don't. But you don't want it to become a discipline really. If it becomes a discipline, it becomes a chore and that's no good. Greg Lake disciplinewantwriting I feel with ELP that I wasn't making the most of my life and I wasn't making the most of my creativity. I was marking time. I don't want to do that. Life is to short. Greg Lake creativitywantlife I think for me, any great art is art which communicates human emotion. Greg Lake emotionartthinking When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference. Greg Lake differencesplayheart You want each city to be different, not just see the same shopping malls and stores wherever you go. That's not healthy. Greg Lake shoppinghealthycities I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I want to try stuff from other genres and try to widen my musical base. Greg Lake blackmusicaltrying I like the sense of the road passing my eyes. It's always a fascinating experience to come into a new city...the sense of the people changing, the food changing, everything changing, the art. Greg Lake eyecitiesart Unless you go forward then you are going back. Greg Lake The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way. Greg Lake pioneeringalbumsway As long as people want to hear me play and as long as I'm able to play, then I will. I enjoy playing and performing. If I wasn't doing that, what else would I do? Greg Lake playlongpeople I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you're going from snow to palm trees. Greg Lake united-statestreesnow Again there are so many records which contain fond memories and music and songs of which I have to say I am quite proud. There are a couple of tracks which in retrospect on which I now wish I had pushed the red button, however I'm sure this is true of any artist career that has spanned the number of years that mine has. I do not believe however that I have ever made a bad record and I have certainly never made a record to which I didn't give my complete commitment. Greg Lake couplesongmemories When you are in a band for a number of years you loose your identity in a way. You become a part of that band and then all of a sudden you are not part of that band. You are still the band without the other two members. Greg Lake numberstwoyears Sometimes you have to grit your teeth and remain tenacious and just believe the end will come. Other times it's not an issue. You just write on and the end comes naturally. Greg Lake issueswritingbelieve
