I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.

Quote by John Zorn

Topics: Humor Quotes

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive.

The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive.

Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with...

Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with...

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great...

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great...

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to...

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to...

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up...

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up...

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in...

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in...

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece...

When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece...

Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time.

Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time.

I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I...

I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I...

It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on...

It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on...

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of...

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of...

You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see...

You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see...

Like you have seven people with their hands up. I gotta make a choice. Y'know,...

Like you have seven people with their hands up. I gotta make a choice. Y'know,...

It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who...

It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who...

I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about...

I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about...

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

I don't control it at all. It's all up to the musicians in the group....

I don't control it at all. It's all up to the musicians in the group....

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep...

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep...