Gary Wright Quotes


Gary Wright

We visited Ravi. We didn`t study with him, as such.

The more far-out artists, the better.

Our happiness usually is conditioned by the kind of home, job, car, clothes, etc., we have, which in a way makes us slaves to matter.

India profoundly changed my outlook on life because you see how people can be content and very happy with little or even no possessions. It`s the reverse of the West.

The idea to do the album only on keyboards kind of happened by accident. I was quite happy with the sound and felt it really didn`t need more instruments, so I didn`t use them.

George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.

Artists were nurtured back in the `70s. Their music was developed by the record companies.

I`m developing artists for my new record label, my son`s band, Intangible, being one of them.

I will be developing artists for my new label. The rest is in God`s Hands.

We lived on a farm in the English countryside, where we wrote a lot of our music. You really were treated like an artist during those days-not like product, which is now the mode.

I`m in the process of releasing my CD Human Love to the mainstream public. Up till now its mainly been available on line on my web site.

I always wanted to do something completely different.

In 1972, George Harrison invited me to accompany him on a trip to India.

I didn`t develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.

No one likes to work for free. To copy an artist`s work and download it free is stealing. It`s hard work writing and recording music, and it`s morally wrong to steal it.

Music`s staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are.

My music and lyrics became an extension of this Indian philosophy.

I like Anastacia`s version of Love is Alive best.

The Internet is both great and terrible. As a source of information, a tool for delivering music and art, it`s great. But spamming ads and piracy of music is terrible. It`s stealing.