Thomas Mars Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Thomas Mars
I think every artist needs a rule that's stupid but that helps him, like a deadline would. — Thomas Mars
When you play in a band, you're in phase with people. When you're a DJ, you're totally off-phase. Your work time is 3 A.M. - 5 A.M. and I don't think you can connect. You're miserable the whole time. Whenever I see a DJ in the airport, they are always on the verge of crying. — Thomas Mars
There are different kinds of artists: the ones that inspire you, and the ones that overwhelm you. — Thomas Mars
In an ideal world people would know the words just for the show and then forget them right after. — Thomas Mars
Sometimes a sound gets overused. There is such a thing as a good saxophone, but it's like those fields in agriculture - they need to rest for a year or so. You need time to burn all the saxophones and start from scratch. — Thomas Mars
When I started writing, the first thing that came out was in English. I liked a few French things, but they were very overwhelming. — Thomas Mars
My favorite albums are really short. — Thomas Mars
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. — Thomas Mars
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. — Thomas Mars
I'm a lazy guy. I can't focus for too long. I'd rather hear a record that has no filler. — Thomas Mars
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. — Thomas Mars
In California, there is a strong tension between north and south. — Thomas Mars
The idea is not to please the most amount of people. Growing up in Versailles, the idea was to please the least amount of people. — Thomas Mars
Some amazing records have this power to leave you with inspiration; you're left with the urge to write something. And some records are totally overwhelming, because they are so good, they burn the bridges behind them. — Thomas Mars
It's hard to talk about love without sounding either cheesy, or revealing too much personal stuff. — Thomas Mars
The basics of acting are really better in America than in Europe. Just the basic "fake laugh" is impossible to get in France. — Thomas Mars
Growing up in Versailles is like growing up in a museum, and the people living there are almost the security. — Thomas Mars
It's hard to write new stuff when the songs you have written before are still changing and evolving. It would be like building something when the foundations there are not really solid. — Thomas Mars
I discovered that a lot of the songs I like, they're fantasies, a vision of something, but you don't actually live there. — Thomas Mars