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No doubt all those who supposedly create
cerebrally—philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, constructors,
inventors, theorists,
architects—keep their emotions under control and preserve the coolness
of their heads even though imagination will often inspire them. But it
is not generally agreed that poets, artists, musicians, actors, and singers
should admit the influence of a brain upon their emotions.
. It is not the heart alone which creates all that is beautiful, emotional, pathetic, affectionate, and charming; nor is it the brain alone which is able to produce the well-constructed, the soundly organized, the logical, and the complicated. First, everything of supreme value in art must show heart as well as brain. Second, the real creative genius has no difficulty in controlling his feelings mentally; nor must the brain produce only the dry and unappealing while concentrating on correctness and logic.
Arnold Schoenberg
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