426 Quotes by Alan Cohen

I love the balls-to-the-walls rule-breaking approach the Beatles had in the studio (which I emulate), although I don't try to make my songs "sound" like their songs. But every time I crank a knob of some piece of equipment, or plug an instrument into the "wrong" amp/effect, I am channeling the Beatles.

The difference between famous creators and struggling artists is that the creators know that improving the lives of others deserves the highest reward.

To think you know what is best for another person is an industrial-strength ego trip.

I've been a musician since I was nine. I think a ghost or goblin visited me in the night. Maybe aliens abducted me, or a divine figure sent me a spiritual memo. Who knows.

Life does not require you to sacrifice or compromise your joy to get what you want. Joy is what you want, so when you choose in harmony with it, you are fulfilling your purpose in living.

When you invest your time and energy in stuff that drags you down, you die a little bit every day.

Every musician I have ever heard has influenced me. I often find I emulate micro-aspects of an artist, and combine it to form something new and unique.

Eternity does not start after you die; it begins when you really live.

Upgrade your past by seeing it with appreciation.