“I compose for the common man, for our epoch.” — Mikis Theodorakis Quote

“I compose for the common man, for our epoch.”

“My work is based upon contemporary Greek poetry - poetry which is concerned with the problems of today's civilization and, of course, with simple personal feelings of love, nostalgia, etc.”

“All the time I see things that remind me very much of the 1930s.”

“I think because people can't understand our style, they think it's a joke. Our music isn't intellectual - we make music for the common man.”

“Whatever changes a common man wants to bring in the country, he can bring it through the process of voting.”

“Every one has right to express his views on any subject, and I am a common man, a tax payer, and part of the society.”