21 Quotes by Thomas Mars

I think every artist needs a rule that's stupid but that helps him, like a deadline would.

There are different kinds of artists: the ones that inspire you, and the ones that overwhelm you.

I'm a lazy guy. I can't focus for too long. I'd rather hear a record that has no filler.

I think Björk is playing on the fact she knows she's eccentric and she accepts the fact.

One of my favorite French singers, Alain Bashung, was the expert at creating his own universe; no one knows what he's talking about, even he doesn't know because it's so poetic.

In an ideal world people would know the words just for the show and then forget them right after.

The more you say no the more people ask.

In France a lot of songs were ruined by their associations with commercials. But so far no Apple commercial has ruined a song for me.

In France, anyone can use your music on like a TV show or whatever - they don't need to ask permission. It's almost like a child when it has its own life.