It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.
Chris CornellRead
Obviously, I want my kids to be happy, and I believe that they can be super successful at whatever they want to do, but don't make the successful part more important than the process of doing it. Especially if it's an artistic endeavor.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Focus on the journey and process rather than just the end result.
This quote by Chris Cornell highlights the importance of valuing the experience of pursuing one's passions, especially in the arts, over merely achieving success. It suggests that while happiness and success are important for children, the process of engaging fully in their interests is what truly matters and should not be overshadowed by the desire for external validation and accomplishments.
Themes
HappinessSuccessProcessArtisticEndeavor
In practice
Example use cases
During a school graduation speech, a teacher could stress the importance of enjoying their academic journey.
More from Chris Cornell
All quotes →To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what.
Chris CornellRead
When you become a parent, you leave a lot of things behind and refocus, maybe on how simple life really is and what few things there really are to worry about. And everything else can go by the wayside.
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Being solo really lends itself to different interpretations - and everything is in the moment and on a whim. I never realised how far out you can go when you are by yourself.
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A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.
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There's something about losing friends, particularly young people, where it's not something that you get over. I don't believe there's a healing process.
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