Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Cultural Influence Quotes
Change and AdaptabilityCultural InfluenceExpressionMusic DiversityPersonal Preferences One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it might be Tupac all day.
CollectionCreativityCultural InfluenceFashionIdentity The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me - from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood.
Cultural InfluenceGenresIndividualityMusicPersonal Preference I like to say I listened to three genres of music growing up: classical, jazz and Taylor Swift.
Cultural InfluenceFamily DynamicsGenerational DifferencesMusic PreferencesPersonal Identity My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He liked classical music and Duke Ellington.
Cultural InfluenceHistorical ContextNational IdentityPerception of SpaceScience and Discovery All Plutophiles are based in America. If you go to other countries, they have much less of an attachment to either the existence or preservation of Pluto as a planet. Once you investigate that, you find out that Disney's dog Pluto was sketched the same year the cosmic object was discovered. And Pluto was discovered by an American.
Cultural InfluenceHockeyIdentitySelf-PerceptionSocial Status In Canada, for boys, your identity is built on hockey. It's your social position; it's everything. And I was the worst hockey player of Canada.
CreativityCultural InfluenceInnovationRebellionTrendsetting So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool.
ChangeCultural InfluenceHumorIdentitySelf-Perception As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn't sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can't shake, so it's not phony anymore.
Cultural InfluenceHistoryLiteraturePoetryReligion The Bible is very resonant. It has everything: creation, betrayal, lust, poetry, prophecy, sacrifice. All great things are in the Bible, and all great writers have drawn from it and more than people realise, whether Shakespeare, Herman Melville or Bob Dylan.
Community and IdentityCultural InfluenceMusic AppreciationMusic GenresTechnological Impact The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.