Growing up in Versailles is like growing up in a museum, and the people living there are almost the security. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes grow live museum
I think every artist needs a rule that's stupid but that helps him, like a deadline would. Thomas Mars artistdeadlinehelp Change image and share on social
When you play in a band, you're in phase with people. When you're a DJ, you're totally off-phase. Your work time is 3 A.M. - 5 A.M. and I don't think you can connect. You're miserable the whole time. Whenever I see a DJ in the airport, they are always on the verge of crying. Thomas Mars airportbandconnect share on social
I'm a lazy guy. I can't focus for too long. I'd rather hear a record that has no filler. Thomas Mars fillerfocusguy Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social
It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. George Santayana aestheticismamericaart Change image and share on social