When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
Tony BennettRead
My goal as a creative person is to express truth and beauty in whatever I do
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of authenticity and aesthetics in creative work.
Tony Bennett highlights the dual aim of creativity: to convey genuine truths and to evoke beauty through artistic expression. He believes that every creative endeavor should focus on these essential qualities, as they resonate deeply with audiences and reflect the artist's inner vision.
In practice
In a speech at an art exhibition, I quoted Tony Bennett to inspire fellow artists to maintain authenticity in their work.
When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
Someday, when I'm awfully low, and the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.
I lived for 15 years in Los Angeles, and I still can't believe that the handsomest man in the world, Cary Grant, and the greatest performer in the world, Fred Astaire, and Johnny Carson, one after another - they were all in my home at different times. I celebrated my 50th birthday with them. Unforgettable.
If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life.
To me, life is a gift, and it's a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.
That song helped make me a world citizen. It allowed me to live, work and sing in any city on the globe. It changed my whole life.
Dishonesty in trailers is more than a moral issue, it's a practical one. If you don't deliver in the film what you offered in the trailer, you'll get bad word-of-mouth.
Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.
That's what I was trying to say when we were talking about sound. I think that every person, whether they play music or don't play music, has a sound - their own sound, that thing that you're talking about.
I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.
Your hands are like dogs, going to the same places they've been. You have to be careful when playing is no longer in the mind but in the fingers, going to happy places. You have to break them of their habits or you don't explore; you only play what is confident and pleasing. I'm learning to break those habits by playing instruments I know absolutely nothing about, like a bassoon or a waterphone.
I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12.
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