As a child growing up,
I was exposed to a lot of
Indian mythical tales--- stories.
I saw them performed as ballet.
I saw them performed as
theater and drama.
I was exposed to the music that
accompanied those,
and the lyrics and the poetry.
I think one of my favorite quotes
is that of Nietzsche, who said:
"If you have chaos within you, you
will give birth to a dancing star."
So to me, you have to embrace chaos,
uncertainty, non-linearity.
And be open to the sounds, the 
textures, the smells,
the colors, the forms, and
the feelings of the world.
To be honest, I prefer the phrase
"Feel like an artist"
rather than "Think like an artist."
You know, when you write a song,
you're not thinking. You're feeling.
So I would say "Feel like an artist."
Let your imagination roll
beyond every limit.
So, art is a very amazing thing.
I think civilization is a product of art.
