One of the things about dealing with an artist is that their art is essentially – if they’re successful, it’s kind of lightning in a bottle. There is no formula for it. – Johnny Colt
There are a lot of producers who basically have their sound, and if the artist works with them, you almost know what the record’s going to sound like before it comes out. – Jon Brion
The problem was Le Corbusier was a genius and an enormous artist, but he tried to resolve problems to which there is no solution. So the idea to demolish the centre of Paris in order to adapt it to the car – he drew it! – is something not even the most bloody dictators conceived. – Leon Krier
To have your first No. 1 as an artist was everything I could have ever dreamed for. Now we’re keeping our fingers crossed, and hopefully we’ll have many more, but there’s certainly nothing like the first one. – Luke Bryan
If I could have any artist’s work on my sitting room wall it would probably be by Van Gogh or Picasso. – Juliet Stevenson
When I’m picking songs for an album I always want a song that I can relate to and that I have experienced. There’s nothing worse than watching an artist try and sell a song that isn’t believable coming from them. – Kelly Clarkson
I think it’s fair to say that the Nobel Prize is the highest honor any scientist or artist can achieve. – John O’Keefe
The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does. – Lewis Mumford
It’s actually very freeing to be given permission as an artist to let that ride and to really let it ride, to actually experience it and bring it out of you. It’s been uncomfortable and it’s freeing at the same time. – Josh Holloway
‘Deadwood’ was a magical experience. It was an absolute culmination of everything I’ve ever wanted to do as an actor as an artist, and I was enormously proud to have been involved with it. – Jim Beaver
I like to write and draw and paint, and my mom’s an artist, so I think I get caught up in thinking, ‘I’m afraid it’s gonna be bad,’ and it’s hard for me to start sometimes. – Kristen Wiig
Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis’s generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing. – Jackie DeShannon
I think that there was a fad where everyone said, ‘I want you to create a signature step for my artist.’ The thing is, for me, music creates the step. The artist commands the step, you know? – Laurieann Gibson
I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it’s time to do the vocals. – Kenneth Edmonds
As an artist, I’m very used to waking up and sort of not knowing what my day’s going to be and not knowing where my next paycheck is going to come from. – Leslie Odom, Jr.
I want to learn – there’s so much I have to learn about what it takes to be a recording artist, about what it takes to go on tour. – James Wolpert
Cartola is an artist from Brazil who didn’t record until much later in his life, but had a big influence on a lot of famous artists down there, like Gilberto Gil. I discovered his music recently when I was in Brazil. – Jesse Harris
I feel like, to have a career as an artist, you don’t need to meet the same criteria as you do to win a singing competition. They’re two very different animals. – Judith Hill
Being an artist is not easy – I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It’s a huge sacrifice. – Marina Abramovic
I’m more old school: I want to be like Keith Richards on stage. It’s not interesting to see straight-from-runway clothes slapped on an artist. It’s more interesting when you see people who have their own style. – Lykke Li
It’s important for any artist – particularly female artists – to feel completely comfortable and to know what they’re trying to do. – Laura Mvula
R. Kelly is one of the pioneers that I grew up listening to. If he’s classified as an R&B artist, then I want to be like that. I don’t want to have limits either. – Jeremih
