Why is the Java main method static?

Question

The method signature of a Java main() method is:

public static void main(String[] args){
    ...
}

Is the

Answer 1

I think the keyword 'static' makes the main method a class method, and class methods have only one copy of it and can be shared by all, and also, it does not require an object for reference. So when the driver class is compiled the main method can be invoked. (I'm just in alphabet level of java, sorry if I'm wrong)