I think the most important thing for an artist is to stay true to who you are. I want to stay as authentic as possible, as that’s how we’re going with our team. – Daya
Any man’s death diminishes us, but when an artist passes away, we lose not just an island but an entire archipelago. – Michael Dirda
People don’t understand what music really is. I’ve been a musician since I was 6 years old. I got my first piano, was playing recitals at 8, 10 I picked up a guitar, 12 I picked up my first Pearl Master drum set. I was an artist before I was an ‘artist.’ – Mitchel Musso
Seeing is more than a physiological phenomenon… We see not only with our eyes but with all that we are and all that our culture is. The artist is a professional see-er. – Dorothea Lange
It is not meant that the artist, in arriving at truth, must follow the way of the scientist, or, in stating it, the way of the philosopher. – George Edward Woodberry
‘Clown’ was written when I couldn’t find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along. – Emeli Sande
When you live in New York and are an artist and are interested in people, you meet a lot of people. – Molly Crabapple
Sometimes people ask me, ‘You do stand-up?’ I try explaining what I do, and I don’t think they really get it. So: ‘Yeah, I do stand-up.’ I wish there was one word to express what I do – that way, I don’t sound arrogant. Whenever I say I’m a performer, people think I’m a performance artist: ‘She paints herself white and pretends to be a flower.’ – Charlyne Yi
I’m not trying to say I’m this artist who is all artsy and that I only write music for myself, because I don’t. I write music for other people to enjoy, so I think about if it’d be an idea someone else would like. – Conrad Sewell
As a writer, I try to do different things, but I’m not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don’t think that’s my style. – Eliza Doolittle
I don’t know if I’m a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity. – Fred Tomaselli
Every person has parallel tracks. You have your personal life or your life as an artist, or whatever it is you do. – Gina Bellman
There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman. – Emile Zola
I’ve achieved what every artist wants, which is that some of their work will outlive them. – George Michael
The true artist doesn’t substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser one. – D. H. Lawrence
I have a master plan as an artist. I’ve always said I’m not going to be punching nobody’s clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world. – Erykah Badu
I’m an entrepreneur, a businessman. I’ve got a lot of money, and that doesn’t go very well with the whole ‘starving artist in a garret’ routine. – Felix Dennis
But if you have a point of view and you’re an artist or a writer, it’s kind of crazy to not take advantage of that, especially if you can do something that’s entertaining as well. I’ve done a number of things like that over the years. – David Lloyd
My mom was an orphan, and there was never anybody to tell her what she could or couldn’t do. At the core, she’s probably an artist – an artist and a feminist. – Mark Bradford
It’s only when an artist becomes a master that they are fully able to express themselves. – Carolina Kostner
Some people say I do it too much, but I’m always asking the artist questions. Sometimes – especially with new artists – you can see they’re compromising in their mind. You see that look when they’re listening to a vocal take and there’s hesitation. And I’ll be like, ‘Are you sure you don’t want to do this again?’ – Dev Hynes
Sometimes I think it’s the responsibility of the artist to reveal a little more of themselves. – Mickalene Thomas
When you are an artist, you want your audience to think it’s effortless and easy. – Charles Fleischer
Coming out as a Barbra Streisand fan was way more embarrassing than coming out as a lesbian. To be an artist of my generation willing to be unhip – artists were supposed to be like cowboys. – Deborah Kass
