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Artist Quotes

"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

5

"A great chef is an artist that I truly respect."

"A great chef is an artist that I truly respect."

Robert Stack, American Actor

Artist, Respect

5

"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

5

"Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists."

"Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Jobs, Pretty, Songs

5

"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

5

"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

5

"I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more disciplined today."

"I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more disciplined today."

Pete Townshend, British Musician

Artist, Drama, Today, Years

5

"The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark."

"The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark."

Agnes de Mille, American Dancer

Artist, May, Wrong

5

"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

5

"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

5

"When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encouraged and honored, at the end of the day, man, it's the way the director wants it."

"When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encouraged and honored, at the end of the day, man, it's the way the director wants it."

Ashley Judd, American Actress

Artist, Day, End, Man

5

"As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail."

"As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail."

John Cassavetes, American Actor

5

"I commissioned this artist to make these silver tomahawks by hand. Larry Sellers, who plays Cloud Dancing on the show, blessed and cleansed them and all."

"I commissioned this artist to make these silver tomahawks by hand. Larry Sellers, who plays Cloud Dancing on the show, blessed and cleansed them and all."

Joe Lando, American Actor

Artist, Dancing

5

"Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention."

"Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention."

Alan Parsons, British Musician

Artist, Folk, Style

5

"When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight."

"When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

5

"As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true."

"As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

5

"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

4

"I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house."

"I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house."

Jackie DeShannon, American Musician

Artist, Artists, First, Musicians

4

"I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?"

"I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?"

Branford Marsalis, American Musician

4

"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

4

"As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up, you're just kind of crawling around, seeing what's out there."

"As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up, you're just kind of crawling around, seeing what's out there."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

4

"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

4

"Once an artist explores the vast variety of tools and features available on the great programs, we're hooked."

"Once an artist explores the vast variety of tools and features available on the great programs, we're hooked."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

Artist, Tools, Variety

4

"I have often heard the statement made by foreign singers, as a demonstrated fact, that the German artists are artists in feeling indeed, and serious in their devotion, but that their singing is crude."

"I have often heard the statement made by foreign singers, as a demonstrated fact, that the German artists are artists in feeling indeed, and serious in their devotion, but that their singing is crude."

Anton Seidl, Hungarian Celebrity

Artist, Artists, Devotion, Fact, Feeling

4

"I would hate to be a new artist or writer in town today. But somehow the cream continues to rise. If there's one who's great, he just jumps out of the pack like you can't believe."

"I would hate to be a new artist or writer in town today. But somehow the cream continues to rise. If there's one who's great, he just jumps out of the pack like you can't believe."

Steven Curtis Chapman, American Musician

Artist, Hate, Today, Writer

4

"The best artists are gone now."

"The best artists are gone now."

Johnny Winter, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Now

4

"So there was a way for you to get promoted and survive as an artist without worrying about AM radio hits."

"So there was a way for you to get promoted and survive as an artist without worrying about AM radio hits."

Todd Rundgren, American Musician

4

"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

4

"I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all."

"I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

Artist, Artists

4

"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."

"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."

Lukas Foss, German Composer

4

"It's like Willie Nelson. You're an artist and you have different styles inside of you."

"It's like Willie Nelson. You're an artist and you have different styles inside of you."

Suzy Bogguss, American Musician

4

"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

4

"I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists."

"I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Songs

4

"I think I've grown a lot in the last few years, and I needed to express myself as an artist on this. It wasn't necessarily about going in and making an album chocked full of hit singles... there were a lot of things I did out of the joy and the want to do it."

"I think I've grown a lot in the last few years, and I needed to express myself as an artist on this. It wasn't necessarily about going in and making an album chocked full of hit singles... there were a lot of things I did out of the joy and the want to do it."

Terri Clark, Canadian Musician

Artist, Joy, Want, Years

4

"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Composer

Artist, Destiny

4

"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

4

"If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician."

"If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician."

Buddy Rich, American Musician

4

"I really don't have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists."

"I really don't have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists."

Jimmy Carl Black, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Sculpture

4

"I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point."

"I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point."

Peabo Bryson, American Musician

Artist, Being, Fun

4

"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

4

"To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists."

"To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists."

John Sebastian, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Error, Ownership, Publishing

4

"The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and experimental."

"The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and experimental."

Cynthia Weil, American Musician

Artist, Freedom, Reason, Writing

4

"My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me."

"My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me."

Luc Ferrari, French Composer

Artist, Artists, Poets, Sisters, World

4

"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good."

"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good."

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

Artist, Names, Obsession

4

"The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up. Being bi-racial, growing up in a big city and being an artist."

"The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up. Being bi-racial, growing up in a big city and being an artist."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

Artist, Being, Growing up, Pretty

4

"I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts."

"I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts."

Lou Reed, American Musician

4

"I always saw myself as a multi media artist."

"I always saw myself as a multi media artist."

Holly Johnson, English Musician

4

"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

4

"I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants."

"I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants."

Greg Egan, Australian Scientist

Artist, Artists, Giants, Years

4

"I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be."

"I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be."

Lou Reed, American Musician

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