You can't just be reactive to the things going on in your life. You have to imagine, and you have to plunder other people's work, books, poems, ideas, observations. David Gray More Quotes by David Gray More Quotes From David Gray There's nightingales calling, shooting stars falling, like jewels in the rain. David Gray starsrainlife I find everything a struggle. David Gray struggle Love after divorce is all about showing and sharing with my son what is good and right in life! David Gray divorcemy-sonson I don't really know why I'm such an emotional person, that's just how I was born. It's a problem. It's not easy to be married to me. David Gray marriedemotionalproblem I guess I'm just a heart-on-sleeve type of human being. David Gray sleevestypeheart That's what music is for me. It's a place to go to. David Gray places-to-gomusic-is I don't know what I want, but I know what I don't want: I don't want to just repeat myself. David Gray repeatsknowswant I'm absolutely flooded with a raucous energy to get out into the world and tell my story again. I feel like this is spring. After a period of shriveling, out come the leaves. David Gray energystoriesspring In the creative act, you kind of reach down and look for things that will, when put together, create an emotional effect. David Gray emotionalcreativetogether Wonder in everything No matter how great or small... Same thing that's scrawled across the stars Is written under our skin... There's a time to search for understanding Sometimes you just got to sing New horizons, new horizon within David Gray understandingstarstime October's gold is dim — the forests rot, The weary rain falls ceaseless, while the day Is wrapped in damp. David Gray goldrainfall I don't know where emotion emanates from exactly. I'm full of it, that's all I know. David Gray emanateemotionknows In terms of writing, I think something happens to you, and you think, "Oh I'm going to write about that. That's an emotional event." But obviously, if you keep going, and it's something you do with regularity, you've got to find other ways to write. David Gray emotionalwritingthinking Everything's stolen. Everything precious - be it a kiss, or be it James Brown - gets misappropriated to the aid of the advertising executives. So, an act of reclamation, somewhere else to be: that's what I want my music to be. Somewhere you can step into. A place. David Gray kissingsomewhere-elsewant It's amazing, the amount of detail and thought that goes into just an average day. Between the things you see on the news, or on the subway, or whatever, it all gets in there. You sort of shut most of it out, but it all goes in. David Gray detailsnewsaverage And come, blue deeps! magnificently strown With coloured clouds - large, light, and fugitive. David Gray lightblueclouds Night falling on the city David Gray citiesnightfall
