“I still paint. I love the joy that color can give to our lives and to ...” — Edi Rama Quote

I still paint. I love the joy that color can give to our lives and to our communities. I try to bring something of the artist in me to my politics.

I'm not sure I am a politician. I would say that I am still an artist, and I'm trying to use politics as an instrument for change.

Things can change only through strong personalities. I am not very good at supporting ignorance and mediocrity, so maybe this leads to arrogant gestures and arrogant responses. So, nobody's perfect.

For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get public space back, and use of colors in order to revive the hope that had been lost in my city.

My primary goal is to be a solo artist releasing original music.

I have a more direct avenue to expression as an artist than I ever would as a politician.

Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the record that's embedded in the work.

No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

I am the greatest marital artist in the world.