You get older and come to the conclusion that it's a great gig making music. Even if you turn into an old gnarly fart, no one cares what you look like if you write good songs - the only gig is to sing well and perform.
Interpretation
Making music is a valuable and fulfilling pursuit, regardless of age or appearance.
The quote reflects the idea that the essence of music is in the creativity and performance, rather than in the superficial aspects like looks or age. It emphasizes the importance of talent and the joy of making music, suggesting that what truly matters is the ability to connect with people through song, rather than how one is perceived physically as they grow older.
In practice
This quote could be used in a motivational speech for aspiring musicians.
I hated singing, I hated being on stage; I hated being in the Cranberries. I was constantly crying. I was going insane. I wanted to be a shopkeeper, a hairdresser, anything. I was so desperate to have a reality, friends, a regular, boring life. I missed that.
People don't look at you singing. They go within themselves and listen. Music is about listening, not looking. That's why I wore these huge baggy dresses on stage with The Cranberries.
Dance is the most fundamental of all art forms.
Most of the time one is discouraged by the work, but now and again by some grace something stands out and invites you to work on it, to elaborate it or animate it in some way. It's a mysterious process.
Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place in all this? Unfortunately we are no longer the interpreters of our culture's myths but the followers of that dubious client, the developer, who has little patience with the art of architecture, the fine detail and obscure promise, which can upset his financial activity.
The reason we go to poetry is not for wisdom, but for the dismantling of wisdom
Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
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