Jean Cocteau

The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.

Wherever I went, crowds appeared again, and I started making solo albums for the first time in my career.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.