Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist.

Quote by Sean Lennon

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There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and...

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and...

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me,...

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me,...

I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of...

I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of...

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the...

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the...

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind...

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind...

My tendency is to be very experimental.

My tendency is to be very experimental.

The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My...

The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My...

We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is...

We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is...

I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and...

I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and...

I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of...

I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of...

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for...

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for...

I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget,...

I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget,...

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and...

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and...

I try not to do anything by formula.

I try not to do anything by formula.

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a...

Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a...

I'm lucky that a lot of my friends are in the entertainment industry.

I'm lucky that a lot of my friends are in the entertainment industry.

I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for...

I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for...

I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe...

I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe...

Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.

Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth...

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth...