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"Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes."
Nikki Sixx
"Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes."
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"Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping for their recurrence."
Ned Rorem
"Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping for their recurrence."
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"I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here."
Gary Lucas
"I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here."
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"Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good."
Paul Simon
"Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good."
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"Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today."
Dietrich Fischer Dieskau
"Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today."
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"As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail."
John Cassavetes
"As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail."
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"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
"I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math."
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"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
"There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind."
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"I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas."
Norman Granz
"I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas."
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"You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself."
Kathy Mattea
"You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself."
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"Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody."
Thom Yorke
"Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody."
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"The industry is a menace to artists."
Nikki Sixx
"The industry is a menace to artists."
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"Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create."
Juliette Lewis
"Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create."
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"Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling."
Ted Lange
"Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling."
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"You know, I feel sorry for the young artists."
Waylon Jennings
"You know, I feel sorry for the young artists."
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"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
"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."
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"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
"I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him."
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"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."
Wayne Coyne
"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."
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"The best artists are gone now."
Johnny Winter
"The best artists are gone now."
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"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
"I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all."
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"I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground."
Jane Badler
"I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground."
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"Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already."
Cy Coleman
"Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already."
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"I've always been a fine artist."
Joey Skaggs
"I've always been a fine artist."
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"We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum."
Jermaine Dupri
"We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum."
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"I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists."
Smokey Robinson
"I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists."
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"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."
Franz Liszt
"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."
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"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
"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."
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"Well, I worked with lots of different artists, of course."
Skitch Henderson
"Well, I worked with lots of different artists, of course."
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"I've never understood why artists, who so often condescend to the cliches of their own culture, are so eager to embrace the cliches of cultures they know nothing about."
Brad Holland
"I've never understood why artists, who so often condescend to the cliches of their own culture, are so eager to embrace the cliches of cultures they know nothing about."
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"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
"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."
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"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
"I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts."
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"I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist."
Laura Nyro
"I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist."
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"I always saw myself as a multi media artist."
Holly Johnson
"I always saw myself as a multi media artist."
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"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
"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."
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"I've always gotten along best with artists."
Jerry Hall
"I've always gotten along best with artists."
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"Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year."
Brad Holland
"Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year."
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"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
"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."
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"Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt."
Holly Near
"Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt."
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"As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box."
Angie Stone
"As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box."
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"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
"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."
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"Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she has got terrific instincts, I think, as an artist, too."
Albert Finney
"Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she has got terrific instincts, I think, as an artist, too."
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"For us chess players the language of artist is something natural."
Vladimir Kramnik
"For us chess players the language of artist is something natural."
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"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
"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."
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"The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer."
Robin Gross
"The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer."
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"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
"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."
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"An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch."
Patti Smith
"An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch."
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"The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you're an artist or a journalist is to be engaged in the process at some level."
Billy Bragg
"The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you're an artist or a journalist is to be engaged in the process at some level."
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"Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message."
Boris Kodjoe
"Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message."
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"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
"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."
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"As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there."
Gavin Rossdale
"As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there."
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