“I think music has a bigger impact, from my point of view, more commercially than culturally. For example, jazz, blues, tango, classical, and regional music enthusiasts are immensely small compared to the consumers of today's popular music. Art enriches human beings; that's its main mission.”

Max Hoeffner: The Art of the Blues…

“I believe both visual art and music have helped expand my understanding of the world. The arts allow me to enjoy and experience other cultures. I’m able to see what’s available for me as an artist. I don’t look at art from one culture as being superior to another, they’re just different. They all have much to teach me.”…

“Art and music have always been a major and necessary part of human existence. It's your companion when you're alone or lost. It was the way to tell a story or record an event or of the present or the past that stays true to itself.”

Jerry Retherford: The Art of Inspiration …

“The world of blues, jazz, and soul is a poetic history lesson. It is a strong element of our complete picture. Without preserving it, we can not preserve our legacy. And if we forget our history, we lose the fabric of who we are.”

Tami Curtis: Southern Artist Blues…

"I believe an Artists' primary role is to themselves, not just to please others. If an artist chooses a path of socially relevant or irrelevant art, it is their choice, but not responsibility. Art may spark emotions in people, who may relate, understand or support your message. Art brings awareness."

Steve Johannsen: The Colors of Music

Steve…

"The impact I have been noticing from my point of view is that because the art stands alone as “interesting” or fun by itself, it makes people outside the inner circle curious and in turn they start to check out the Blues behind the art. That’s a really cool thing because it gives access from another source or direction. This implies that together the roll of both have a great value in today’s society and points in the right…

"The greatest Revolution would be PEACE, no more wars, no more polluting our Mother Earth, birth control: rich countries should give contraceptives of all kinds to poor countries."

Guido Daniele: What a Wonderful World

Guido Daniele was born in Soverato (CZ - Italy) in 1950 and now lives and works in Milan. From 1964 to 1968 he attended Brera…

"Art, whether it’s music, visual, dance, film; any form is important in our lives. Early humans made art already; look at the wall paintings found in caves, or the flutes that were found. I don’t think we can survive without art. There are many people who think they can, a subject more and more heard in society now rightwing politics are becoming stronger and stronger. They think it is a hobby and there should be no more funding from society…

"Stay in the moment experience it with all your senses. When picking up a tool to create allow your pen, brush, key on the computer, strings, wind, and percussion go in unexpected ways."

Ann Cohen: I Do See You (in San Francisco)

Counterculture activist and painter Ann Cohen says: "I have the…

"I think if you believe the above to be true and we are, whether we realise it or not, living at a critical moment in history; and we each take our small role in it seriously, then it’s beholden on us to at least try to plant  the seeds of some kind of conscious awakening."

Ken Lowe: Keeping the British Satirical Draughtsmanship Alive…

"I certainly agree with Coltrane: I define my life experience best through my painting, and I feel it's a gift I have an obligation to. As for the meaning of life, I think we all spend ours' considering that question, and I doubt anyone has come up with a wholly satisfying answer. But making art is the closest I've come to fulfilling what I think I'm here to do."

Marc Burckhardt:…

"I think Jazz is a non-term. Like the term Love, which inherently encapsulates the best and worst of us. Can Jazz be a state of mind? I guess in a popular culture way, it can. Jazz being freedom of expression and lessons of the past, together in a mindset of understanding."

Lewis Achenbach: Jazz Occurrence

Chicago artist Lewis Achenbach is a…

"Art and music affect people emotionally, and in evaluating socio-cultural movements and change emotion almost always trumps rationality. Truth comes from fact and policy results (rational argumentation) but also truth comes from human feelings that come out in song and art (emotional argumentation). In every day life, people act on their emotional levels most of the time, thus art and music are important to this…

"Art and music can help people grow. My hope is that they can grow in a positive way and love life and each other more."

Todd Westover: Flower Power & Vibes

Fine artist and musician Todd Westover, the founder of Toothpick Elbow (Los Angeles, CA) is one of those incategorizable masterpieces that comes along only once in a while to trance us out…

"Blues, Soul and Jazz music appeals to a wide variety of people. It can bring people together on a common ground. Although our concerns may be different, music brings us together on a human level."

Patricia Panopoulos: Music Colors Feelings

Artist Patricia (Trish) Panopoulos says:…

"Classical music such as Mozart, Schubert, Bach and so on, is so technical and savant. I love it. But Rock and Blues are the two kinds that make a real difference in my everyday life. There are many other things I am worried about for the future. Art Will always bring emotions in this world."

Sissy Piana: Freedom, Art & Rock n' Roll

Born in…

"Rock n Roll is so expressive, emotional, political. Its certainly an art form in its own right."

Vincent Zara: Rock n' Roll Clover

Vincent Zara is a Cork based Father, Artist, Photographer, Music Lover. Rory, Sabbath, Beatles. Over thinker, mess maker, Beamish tippler. Vincent says: "I stop and start so many things. It’s awful really, working…

"I think art and the blues/rock counterculture brings people together, not only musicians but photographers too."

Pauline Bailey: Down Under Artwork

Australian artist Pauline Bailey, says: “I was born in the Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh and have lived in Gippsland since 1990. I work primarily with acrylics and I often incorporate pastel, charcoal…