"So the thing is to put out music for music's sake"
- Joshua Homme
About this Quote
In this quote, Joshua Homme is stressing the value of creating music purely for the love and enthusiasm of it. He is recommending that the real purpose of making music needs to not be for popularity, cash, or any other external aspects, however rather for the pure delight and expression that comes from producing it. Homme is motivating artists to focus on the art itself, rather than the potential rewards or recognition that might originate from it. This quote acts as a suggestion to stay real to one's creative vision and to not let external pressures or motivations eclipse the true function of making music.
This quote is written / told by Joshua Homme somewhere between May 17, 1973 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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