--- title: "1 Writer Thought Quotes By John Lurie" description: "1 Writer Thought quotes by John Lurie. Plus more from John Lurie and more Writer Thought sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/john-lurie-21385_farms_when-i-was-about-17-i-knew-that-i-was-go_2469012.jpg" --- > [When I was about 17 I knew that I was going to be serious about music. Before that I thought, fairly certainly, that I would be a writer. Before that, I thought I would be a forward in the NBA.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/when-i-was-about-17-i-knew-that-i-was-going-to-be-serious-about-music/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/john-lurie-21385_farms_when-i-was-about-17-i-knew-that-i-was-go_2469012.jpg) ## More by John Lurie > [I remember seeing McCoy Tyner in concert, and thinking that the music was incredible, but wanting to be invited in. I figured that humor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-remember-seeing-mccoy-tyner-in-concert-and-thinking-that-the-music/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I think humor is actually a very serious thing. I think the people who shaped culture, for the better, in the last 50 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-think-humor-is-actually-a-very-serious-thing-i-think-the-people-who/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I think the Native Americans had the right idea about preserving and respecting the earth. Not just using it up. We are not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-think-the-native-americans-had-the-right-idea-about-preserving-and/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I start out making my paintings for me. I don't see it as a form of communication. Until, of course, after they are done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-start-out-making-my-paintings-for-me-i-don-t-see-it-as-a-form-of/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [When I first got sick, they told me I had a year to live, and I was writing my memoir really fast. There were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/when-i-first-got-sick-they-told-me-i-had-a-year-to-live-and-i-was/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [The paintings usually start as abstracts and then I look at them and look at them, and like a Rorschach test, I try and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/the-paintings-usually-start-as-abstracts-and-then-i-look-at-them-and/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I've had encounters with animals that have been really mystical. I've always been really into animals. But the way they appear in the paintings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-ve-had-encounters-with-animals-that-have-been-really-mystical-i-ve/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [Acting scares me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/acting-scares-me/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I attempt to create a world that hypnotizes me as I make it. I hope others can get lost in it in the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-attempt-to-create-a-world-that-hypnotizes-me-as-i-make-it-i-hope/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [It seems like there are always gatekeepers. People between you and the people who are moved by your work. They often make a beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/it-seems-like-there-are-always-gatekeepers-people-between-you-and-the/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [But, you know, I'd be happy just making music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/but-you-know-i-d-be-happy-just-making-music/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [The loss of music is very painful, and I don't revisit stuff unless there is a solid reason to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/the-loss-of-music-is-very-painful-and-i-don-t-revisit-stuff-unless/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I feel cleaner on the days where I am painting as opposed to the periods when I am not, that is certain to me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-feel-cleaner-on-the-days-where-i-am-painting-as-opposed-to-the/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [Kenny G is not real jazz. I don't even think Wynton Marsalis is real jazz. I don't think Harry Connick Jr. is real jazz.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/kenny-g-is-not-real-jazz-i-don-t-even-think-wynton-marsalis-is-real/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) > [I play music, I paint - these things come from your depths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lurie/i-play-music-i-paint-these-things-come-from-your-depths/) [John Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lurie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-thought/john-lurie/#itemlist", "name": "1 Writer Thought Quotes By John Lurie", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was about 17 I knew that I was going to be serious about music. Before that I thought, fairly certainly, that I would be a writer. 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