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The old, sad art colors are gone. Now I paint bright colors. I paint paintings which are happy, where children are laughing and playing with animals. I paint paradise on Earth. I still paint sadness sometimes, but there is sadness in the world, too.

I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy.

I painted. I wanted to be a painter. I sang.

I play music, I paint - these things come from your depths.

Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint.

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

I don't like painting flowers in my music. I like painting guts and pain.

With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be really powerful. My songs are all joyful to me.

I'm an artist; I love everyone.