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> [It's hard to make a living in music, so a lot of times in the arts it's safer to kind of fit into a box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/it-s-hard-to-make-a-living-in-music-so-a-lot-of-times-in-the-arts-it/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

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## More by Michael Gungor

> [I used to flirt with fundamentalism, and I had this idea that creation was something that happened. Now I see creation as something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-used-to-flirt-with-fundamentalism-and-i-had-this-idea-that-creation/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [The more successful the work, the more people will step in to try to influence and manipulate the work for their own benefit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/the-more-successful-the-work-the-more-people-will-step-in-to-try-to/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [We are all creators. Whether or not we create is not up to us. We are human, and creating is what we do. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/we-are-all-creators-whether-or-not-we-create-is-not-up-to-us-we-are/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [I'm not one to call out an individual and say "I don't think that is honest." Who am I to know what is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-m-not-one-to-call-out-an-individual-and-say-i-don-t-think-that-is/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [“To truly see is to find hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/to-truly-see-is-to-find-hope/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/any-religious-philosophical-or-political-idea-that-doesn-t-lead-one/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-think-i-m-just-trying-to-be-myself-and-write-songs-that-are-honest/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [“Entitlement is not a friend of art. Work is. Pain is. Pain is that blessed and despised universal experience that creates more true art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/entitlement-is-not-a-friend-of-art-work-is-pain-is-pain-is-that/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/burnout-is-what-happens-when-you-try-to-avoid-being-human-for-too-long/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Creativity is simply the human brain forming new connections between ideas, and we all are engaged in this process every day. The common idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/creativity-is-simply-the-human-brain-forming-new-connections-between/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [To me, God is the basic Reality of the universe. God is what is. That's how Moses wrote that God introduced Himself, isn't it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/to-me-god-is-the-basic-reality-of-the-universe-god-is-what-is-that-s/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/money-is-not-the-root-of-all-kinds-of-evil-the-love-of-money-is-it-s/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [I've found that limitations can be an artist's best friend sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-ve-found-that-limitations-can-be-an-artist-s-best-friend-sometimes/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [The danger of art created to rise above the noise is that it may end up being noise itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/the-danger-of-art-created-to-rise-above-the-noise-is-that-it-may-end/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [To me genres were always an imaginary things, they're just marketing channels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/to-me-genres-were-always-an-imaginary-things-they-re-just-marketing/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

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