When I was a kid, a book I read advised young artist to be themselves. That decided it for me. I was… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend… — John Legend Copy Share Image
“If we are artists- hell, whether or not we're artists- it is our job, our responsibility, perhaps even our sacred calling, to… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
The power of your audience is in the hand of the artist now via all the media - Facebook and Twitter and… — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
The fact that there isn't a performance right [for the use of sound recordings on terrestrial radio] means there's hundreds of millions… — Neil Portnow Copy Share Image
By and large, the making of serious, thoughtful and occasionally valuable art has become a lonely persuasion, while the marketing of art… — Abe Ajay Copy Share Image
I never really followed the traditional route when it comes to what people probably expect as a solo artist goes, but that's… — Nick Carter Copy Share Image
I think what we're attracted to on the page is something that is very difficult to do in life, which is to… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I'm part of an industry that everybody wants to be a part of. I do hang out with a lot of sort… — Duncan Roy Copy Share Image
I don't think people are terribly interested in young artists who were doing interesting thing, but I don't think people are terribly… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
The Human subject is the most important thing. My work is abstract in the sense of having been designed and composed, but… — Jacob Lawrence Copy Share Image
I'm not different from others , I just absorb sensations the way a paintbrush grasps each color it touches, the shift of… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
It's sometimes hard to talk about politics and art. Obviously, I have my core beliefs, but I think art is best when… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
My mission is to communicate, to wake people up, to give them my energy and accept theirs. We're all in it together,… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're… — Kate Voegele Copy Share Image
Don't help me or serve me, but let me see it once, because I need it. Don't work for my happiness, my… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Have you ever stared at a painting so long that the colors blur and you can’t tell what you’re looking at anymore?… — Amy Harmon Copy Share Image
... too many young painters of the day work for the crowd, and not for art. But, then, should not the painters… — M. E. W. Sherwood Copy Share Image
In college, this cheerleader put me on to this artist called Kimbra, and that was huge to me because that's the first… — Masego Copy Share Image
I was never good at painting. The great turning point came when I had a block of wood and I carved a… — Carl Andre Copy Share Image
I did pose for 'Black and White' magazine, a prestigious, artistic publication, several years ago... I did this as a piece of… — Andrea Thompson Copy Share Image
Doin' music, musicians and artists, we have the advantage of doin' something that is our passion. At the same time it's fun,… — Tyga Copy Share Image
A great work of Art demands a great thought or a thought of beauty adequately expressed. - Neither in Art nor Literature… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice… — Tony Iommi Copy Share Image
I don't think that writers or painters or filmmakers function because they have something they particularly want to say. They have something… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
“I find the plainness and economizing record of materials handled calming. Realistic yet not austere, because what corresponds—the words oil on canvas—has… — Durga Chew-Bose Copy Share Image
If you like looking at 'Starry Night' or water lilies or whatever, then why does it matter if it's an original? If… — Chris Cubas Copy Share Image
Im ridiculously fortunate to get a chance to experience the sitcom world. The schedule is extremely easy, and you get fed as… — Andrea Anders Copy Share Image
Time is the guy at the amusement park who paints shirts with an airbrush. He sprays out the color in a fine… — Ian Caldwell Copy Share Image
If people knew what Matisse, supposedly the painter of happiness, had gone through, the anguish and tragedy he had to overcome to… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
[My twin brother] he was the star artist of the family as we - as we were growing up. He eventually lost… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
“I craved honesty, yet found dishonesty in myself. Why commit to art? For self-realization, or for itself? It seemed indulgent to add… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
As an artist, you want to make good stories and create good art; as a businessman, you want to make money and… — Neil Jackson Copy Share Image
“After a time some of the hedge knights and men-at-arms amongst his rabble began to paint images of the “Cock o’ the… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
If evil means to be self-motivated, to be the center of one’s own universe, to live on one’s own terms, then every… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
The moment artists can just do what they love to do then music will go right back to where it used to… — Akon Copy Share Image
My work first engaged with the early russian avant-garde; the paintings of moholy-nagy, el lissitzky's 'prouns' and naum gabo's sculptures, but in… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
For me, a lot of my work has dealt with what it means to be at the center of the universe and… — Marco Brambilla Copy Share Image
![“I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and musicians and artists are of the age - not only do they lead the age on, but they also reflect that age. [...] Like The Beatles. We came out of Liverpool and we reflected our background…” quote by John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/ccb/john-lennon-322_age_i-think-the-music-reflects-the-state-tha_1323373.jpg)
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