I think melancholy is part of the natural condition, you know. Anyway, I think it’s the artist’s function to have their melancholy and not hide it, you see. – Michael Leunig
I do think Australians as a rule have a very good sensibility to them, and I think most people, if they were given the option, wouldn’t choose to rip off a filmmaker or an artist – I don’t think its part of the Australian psyche. – John Polson
I felt it was really, really important, not just in the vein of feminist erasure or whatever but also just as an artist that I honored my work. – Kathleen Hanna
I probably wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the gay community supporting me. I wouldn’t be the artist I was today if it wasn’t for that because that was the only community that let me try, let me perform without knowing who I was. – Kiesza
Sometimes I read a biography of some tempestuous artist and find myself longing for fireworks! booze! bloody fights!; I do think that life must be so much more thrilling when you’re actively miserable. – Lauren Groff
I could find faults with all my albums because that’s just a part of being an artist – it’s hard being a human being, isn’t it? – Kate Bush
I hate the whole ‘record your album, do your promo campaign, have a year off to write another album’ pattern. As an artist, you should keep creating as much as you possibly can. – Marina and the Diamonds
I was never an R&B artist. People coined me one, but that’s because, especially if you’re in the States, if you’re black and you sing, then you’re R&B. – Kelis
I think it’s unreasonable to expect kids at 17 to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. And actually, I guess I had a desire to be an artist, and I did enroll in art school out of high school. – Jonathan LaPaglia
As an artist, the most important thing and the most special thing is when your intention shines through on the work. – Jerrod Carmichael
The artist I wanna be like is Michael Jackson. I’ll get the house with the roller coaster and the rides and a disco, and I’ll invite all my friends and just stay at home. – Lil’ Kim
Actually, I think that a lot of the interviews and acoustic sessions and other things that artists fill their time with are really pointless and suck the energy out of the artist. – Marina and the Diamonds
I think that any actor – any artist, period – would love to work with an artist like Lee Daniels. – Jussie Smollett
I realized that I wanted to get better in every way. As a person, as a friend, as a songwriter, as a musician, as an artist, record producer, you name it. – Kenny Chesney
When fans of mine meet me, I can see the disappointment in their eyes. Every artist knows of this phenomenon. – John Banville
When a great artist gets my attention, I pursue it. If I don’t, someone else will, you know what I’m saying? – Larry Gagosian
I don’t think I’m an artist or that I’m doing anything superintellectual. What’s important to me is to get a visceral reaction from people, for them to want that coat because they think it’s beautiful. – Joseph Altuzarra
I was a ‘runaway girl’ from France who married an American and moved to New York City. I’m not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup. – Louise Bourgeois
I know as a consumer I want a story. I want a defining – I don’t want just an album full of singles. I want to get to know the artist beyond what everyone else can hear on the radio. – Keri Hilson
It took a bit of talking through administrative people, but only once did an attorney try and get in the way of the process and say their artist couldn’t do it. – Jules Shear
I think that fame only goes to your head if you are not a real artist. If you are a real artist and a good person who loves what they are doing, you are going to be the same person. – Lady Starlight
On ‘Idol,’ you have to show off your vocal abilities, so I stuck to the ballads, so I’m glad my first single is ‘Tonight’ so I can show off my fun, young side, and what I want to do as an artist. – Jessica Sanchez
I don’t really have a favorite pop artist – I just listen to some pop songs here and there. Mostly, though, it’s Beyonce and show tunes. – Lilla Crawford
