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"Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons."
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"Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me going to Columbia after that, but nothing happened. I got disillusioned, and I pulled back."

"I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted."

"Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes."

"Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best."

"Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year."

"My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me."
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