--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The goal with my music is to maintain a…" description: "\"The goal with my music is to maintain a certain honesty and quality. That sounds pretty pretentious as if I'm trying to imply no one else is doing this..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/milo-54003_believe_the-goal-with-my-music-is-to-maintain-a_2131088.jpg" --- # The goal with my music is to maintain a certain honesty… ![“The goal with my music is to maintain a certain honesty and quality. That sounds pretty pretentious as if I'm trying to imply no one else is doing this - I don't believe that. I merely mean to say that what everyone else is doing easily, that is to say, creating without impediment - is sort of…” quote by Milo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/milo-54003_believe_the-goal-with-my-music-is-to-maintain-a_2131088.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/milo-54003_believe_the-goal-with-my-music-is-to-maintain-a_2131088.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/milo-54003_believe_the-goal-with-my-music-is-to-maintain-a_2131088.jpg) > “The goal with my music is to maintain a certain honesty and quality. That sounds pretty pretentious as if I'm trying to imply no one else is doing this - I don't believe that. I merely mean to say that what everyone else is doing easily, that is to say, creating without impediment - is sort of difficult for me.” [Milo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milo/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The artist strives for sincerity and high standards, acknowledging that creating effortlessly is harder for them than for others. **In simple terms:** Artist seeks honesty and quality, finds ease in others' work challenging. Key Takeaway Embrace personal standards despite perceived difficulty. Themes authenticity creativity self‑expectations Mood reflective determined Type artistic personal When to use this quote - songwriting - recording - performance - creative blocks Key Concepts artistic integrity personal standards Questions to Reflect On - How do you balance honesty with humility? - What obstacles make creation hard for you? A Different Perspective May limit collaboration if perceived as superiority. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Creating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creating/) [Goal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goal/) [Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/) [Honesty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty/) [Impediments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/impediments/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [Pretentious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pretentious/) [Quality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/quality/) [Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/) [Sound](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sound/) [Truth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/truth/) ## Related quotes > [“I felt both puny and pretentious, trying to write in the grandeur of that natural world where everything was older than time and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-gellhorn/i-felt-both-puny-and-pretentious-trying-to-write-in-the-grandeur-of/) [Martha Gellhorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-gellhorn/) > [I was a pretty pretentious kid. 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