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Artist Quotes

"I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages."

"I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages."

John Zorn, American Composer

Artist, Artists

18

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

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

Meredith Brooks, American Musician

Artist, Parents

18

"As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist."

"As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist."

Charlton Heston, American Actor

17

"There have been makeup artists who've asked if my eyebrows are real."

"There have been makeup artists who've asked if my eyebrows are real."

Peter Gallagher, American Actor

Artist, Artists, Makeup

17

"A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production."

"A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Production, Style

17

"I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here."

"I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here."

Gary Lucas, American Guitarist

Artist, Artists, Ignorance, Jazz

17

"The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2."

"The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2."

Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician

Artist, Artists, Press, Will

17

"But in the old days, visual artists used to fall into two distinct categories: those of us who created images with cameras and those of us who applied stuff onto other stuff, with brushes or other tools."

"But in the old days, visual artists used to fall into two distinct categories: those of us who created images with cameras and those of us who applied stuff onto other stuff, with brushes or other tools."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

Artist, Artists, Old, Tools

16

"And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date."

"And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date."

Charlton Heston, American Actor

Artist, Artists, Vote, Worth

16

"Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them."

"Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them."

Jerry Harrison, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Sound, Want

16

"What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators."

"What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators."

Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer

16

"I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this."

"I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this."

Mary Steenburgen, American Actress

Artist, Artists

16

"It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching."

"It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching."

Gary Burton, American Musician

Artist, Guitar, Musicians, Saying

16

"Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man."

"Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man."

James Thurber, American Comedian

Artist, Artists, Man

16

"Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping for their recurrence."

"Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping for their recurrence."

Ned Rorem, American Composer

16

"Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works."

"Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works."

Alma Gluck, American Musician

16

"The problem turned out to be that I never was that kind of an artist."

"The problem turned out to be that I never was that kind of an artist."

Todd Rundgren, American Musician

16

"Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist."

"Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist."

Ned Rorem, American Composer

Artist, Being, Childhood, Perceptions

15

"I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him."

"I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him."

Etta James, American Musician

Artist, Care, Favorite

15

"I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version."

"I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version."

Kelly Rowland, American Musician

Artist, Hearing, Nothing, Song

15

"You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there."

"You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there."

Maria Callas, American Musician

15

"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."

"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."

Tipper Gore, American Celebrity

Artist, Artists, Choices, Free speech, Rights

15

"There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won t."

"There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won t."

Annie Lennox, Scottish Musician

Artist, Artists

15

"I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone."

"I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

15

"I have a private press. I'm a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it."

"I have a private press. I'm a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it."

Gloria Stuart, American Actress

Artist, Artists, Books, Press

15

"Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great."

"Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer

Artist, Artists, Mediocrity, Project, Stupidity

15

"Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old. I had an uncle who was a country and western singer and I met Lefty Frizzell when I was five or six years old in those shows that would come through Toronto from Nashville."

"Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old. I had an uncle who was a country and western singer and I met Lefty Frizzell when I was five or six years old in those shows that would come through Toronto from Nashville."

Rick Danko, Canadian Musician

Artist, Artists, Country, Old, Years

15

"Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary."

"Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary."

Maurice Baring, British Writer

Artist, Artists, Memory, Mind

15

"I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen."

"I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

15

"There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind."

"There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind."

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Dramatist

Artist, Artists

15

"I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral."

"I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

Artist, First, Woman

15

"The industry is a menace to artists."

"The industry is a menace to artists."

Nikki Sixx, American Musician

Artist, Artists

14

"Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create."

"Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create."

Juliette Lewis, American Actress

Artist, Being, Want

14

"I think there are a lot of pictures to make. I sometimes question whether I'm even an artist or just a painter. To me, the making of the pictures is the most important thing."

"I think there are a lot of pictures to make. I sometimes question whether I'm even an artist or just a painter. To me, the making of the pictures is the most important thing."

Martin Mull, American Actor

Artist, Question

14

"The most aggressive artists often hide their romantic side."

"The most aggressive artists often hide their romantic side."

Don Johnson, American Actor

Artist, Artists, Romantic

14

"You don't see artists sitting around a lot, talking about ideology. They find out what they believe, and what they're doing, by doing it."

"You don't see artists sitting around a lot, talking about ideology. They find out what they believe, and what they're doing, by doing it."

Peter Coyote, American Actor

Artist, Artists, Ideology, Talking

14

"When you actually meet the devil and he offers you a deal most artists eventually negotiate."

"When you actually meet the devil and he offers you a deal most artists eventually negotiate."

Marc Maron, American Entertainer

Artist, Artists, Devil

14

"For some reason I've been labeled that and it's fine, but there are a lot of other artists that sing real traditional stuff, so I don't know why they picked me. That's what I've always done."

"For some reason I've been labeled that and it's fine, but there are a lot of other artists that sing real traditional stuff, so I don't know why they picked me. That's what I've always done."

Alan Jackson, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Reason

14

"I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that."

"I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that."

Kathy Mattea, American Musician

Artist, Honor, Songs

14

"I think that it can be said of a lot of artists, and myself included, that we made the same record over and over from the beginning."

"I think that it can be said of a lot of artists, and myself included, that we made the same record over and over from the beginning."

Boz Scaggs, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Beginning

14

"The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that."

"The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Freedom, World, Years

14

"The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer."

"The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer."

Robin Gross, American Lawyer

Artist, Balance, Rights, Protection

14

"I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math."

"I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math."

Phil Foglio, American Cartoonist

14

"I have many favorite artists... Van Gogh as one, but he didn't really sing a lot!"

"I have many favorite artists... Van Gogh as one, but he didn't really sing a lot!"

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

Artist, Artists, Favorite

14

"Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun."

"Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun."

Jet Li, Chinese Actor

Artist, Day, Sun, Waiting

14

"Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling."

"Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling."

Ted Lange, American Actor

Artist, Artists

13

"But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected."

"But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected."

Talib Kweli, American Musician

13

"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."

"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."

Lukas Foss, German Composer

Artist, Influence, Play, Study

13

"Everything that Eddie has said about me is the total opposite of what really happened. Eddie says I wanted to be a solo artist. No, Eddie wanted to be a solo artist."

"Everything that Eddie has said about me is the total opposite of what really happened. Eddie says I wanted to be a solo artist. No, Eddie wanted to be a solo artist."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

13

"I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer."

"I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer."

Teena Marie, American Musician

Artist, Machine, Needs, Song

13

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