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Lukas Foss

"I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own."

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"A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist."

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A.E. Samaan

"It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers."

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A.E. Samaan

"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."

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A.E. Samaan

"Yeah, I really like being alive. But I definitely don't have any intentions as an artist."

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A.E. Samaan

"The industry is a menace to artists."

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A.E. Samaan

"I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own."

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A.E. Samaan

"These are all voluntary resources which help parents sort out the choices without infringing on the artists' rights to free speech, which is something that we respect."

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A.E. Samaan

"Negroes at last were on Broadway, and there to stay. We were artists and we were going a long way."

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A.E. Samaan

"An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else."

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A.E. Samaan

"I think they want to keep it separate, but I've never been a crossover artist for some reason."

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Lukas Foss
"I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own."

Artist

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Lukas Foss
"I still do not know where the notes will come from when I accept a commission for a new work."

Work

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Lukas Foss
"Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall: nothing. Sometimes, it is because we are trying something at the wrong time."

Time

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Lukas Foss
"Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy."

Music

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Lukas Foss
"Truth is a big concept."

Truth

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Lukas Foss
"I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen."

Art

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Lukas Foss
"Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever been."

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Lukas Foss
"To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered."

Creativity

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Lukas Foss
"Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique."

Artist

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Lukas Foss
"The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it."

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