Artists Quotes · Page 27

Artists do not run away from non-being, but by encountering and wrestling with it, force it to produce being.

— Rollo May

Things don't happen in a vacuum, and artists don't make work in a vacuum.

— Genesis P-Orridge

I got a lot of artists, and I been dropping all my artists' projects, and they going up.

— Young Dolph

A lot of these artists are out here don't stay true to why they started doing this in the first place.

— Ashton Sanders

“An angry artist tells people what (he thinks) they need to hear. A hungry artist tells people what (he thinks) they want…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

As far as Indian artists are concerned, I really like Mohammad Rafi and Sonu Nigam.

— Armaan Malik

Artists from all over the world have had a lot of positive influence on me. Their works always inspire me.

— Jackson Wang

“Burdened no more is soul for whom life flows through dance and not breath.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

Great art comes from great artists. There's a bunch of people that are hurt that still couldn't have made the album that…

— Kanye West

Folk-punk artists like This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb or Paul Baribeau were popular in the Florida punk community. I saw people…

— Benjamin Booker

For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are…

— Steve Aoki

Indeed, artists, particularly modern artists, have intentionally limited the scope and vocabulary of their expression to convey, as Mark Rothko and Ad…

— Eric Kandel

Breughel is an example of an artist - I mean, this is true about artists and painters in general, but he is…

— Teju Cole

“Many artists, even the greatest ones, are not sure of their own existence. So they search for proof, they judge, they condemn.…

— Albert Camus

I've been out with lots of other artists opening for them on tour, and you just learn that none of their success…

— Luke Bryan

There are other artists out there, in which some like to write and others like to perform and others like to talk,…

— Gabby Barrett

The fact is that viewers are fickle and it's rare that such a large group of people can be categorized in any…

— Natalie Zea

“Although the art world reveres the unconventional, it is rife with conformity. Artists make work that "looks like art" and behave in…

— Sarah Thornton

A lot of artists feel it's not worth it to sign with a major label, because if you don't have a giganto…

— Ann Powers

The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us. Let…

— Henry David Thoreau

The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have;…

— Joe Nichols

We saw a need to develop a community for artists to get their music out to the masses. With MySpace, when they…

— Chris DeWolfe

“Orpheus never liked words. He had his music. He would get a funny look on his face and I would say what…

— sarah ruhl

“The idea that any art is achieved 'intuitively' is a dehumanization of the brains, effort, and the traditions of the artist, and…

— Joanna Russ

I'm a firm believer in that there are MCs and there are artists. I love' em both.

— Kurupt

You always hear how female artists don't get along, how they hate each other - but that hasn't been my experience.

— Sevyn Streeter

My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro.

— Brandi Carlile

I want so many artists that I care about to go away and grow up, and have been amazed at how hard…

— David Berman

“The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders.”

— Steven Pressfield

Collaborating with other artists is an emotional thing. Obviously, you don't do it unless this person inspires you.

— Yasmine Hamdan

In Portland, there are so many trained artists and technicians, there's an enormous talent base. And it's not like second-stringers.

— Dean Devlin

We don't know why we should be artists, but we have many reasons why we can't be.

— Kim Young-ha

When it comes to our father's work and legacy, we have always been mindful in selecting the artists with whom we choose…

— Cedella Marley

Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category.

— Anita Baker

Copyright is not the thing that makes artists money, it's only for their brokers and distributors.

— Peter Sunde

When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to…

— Mika

I love to work with artists that were able to find a brand new name and create something really exciting and fresh.

— Steve Aoki

There are some artists that love that limelight. I don't do it for that.

— Keyshia Cole

Some people have their problems with the Grammys, and it doesn't recognize so many great artists.

— Tucker Halpern

Artists don't come much cooler and well rounded than Lady Gaga. Love and respect.

— Nile Rodgers