Inside, I've got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world. -Damien Rice Inspirational
I'm not the guy that wants to be famous and make loads of money and sell loads of records. I don't want that. I just want to be true. I want to be... I want to serve music. I want to be honest. -Damien Rice Famous
I do not want to be a robot, a cog in society who answers 'yes' because 'yes' is considered the appropriate answer. Neither do I want to be a protestor. I just want to seek out what lies underneath the veils of politeness and programming that I've been given as a person in this society. -Damien Rice Society
I've learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either. -Damien Rice Happiness
Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much. -Damien Rice Humor
