[My mother] would have me smothered like the Princes in the Tower if I showed any inclination for being an artist. She… — Francis Meadow Sutcliffe Copy Share Image
To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's… — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Copy Share Image
Life is different than it was in the Nineties. I'm a dad, and there are other things I have to get done… — Chris Robinson Copy Share Image
There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in how fast-moving our identity is and that I've never been able to pin down who I truly… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
I think part of what makes us unique as artists and as singers is that we can bare our souls in front… — Shawn Stockman Copy Share Image
Being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening like the tree which does not force its sap and stands confidence… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
If 5000 people bought my record, I would appreciate those 5000 people. I make music for them because music isn't supposed to… — Marcus Ramone Cooper Copy Share Image
It's very interesting being an artist and a comedian, (because) you aim for jobs that will feed your ego, but when you… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
The thing about being an artist is that you evolve so quickly, you grow, you learn, you change, you find yourself hating… — Halsey Copy Share Image
Why do we make records? Because we want to say something. Why are you in art? Because you want to say something.… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
I try to write into the heart of experience. Then, through the experience of the writing, that heart reveals itself to me.… — Michael Ventura Copy Share Image
You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
If you take a flower to Mars, for example, the hostility of Mars probably won't allow the flower to live without oxygen.… — Tavares Strachan Copy Share Image
So there's a cloud of rage around me, but being an artist kind of changes that. No matter what you thought coming… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I didn't think of being an artist until after I went away to boarding school. There were other things to be interested… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
I am a serious artist in my own right, in the sense that I've spent my entire life being an artist and… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I went to Princeton High School, when I was very serious about being an artist. I was in a theatre family but… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I didn’t see any difference between being a photographer or being an artist. I didn’t make those boundaries. If someone wants to… — David LaChapelle Copy Share Image
I feel it's my job to continue being a student of music if I want to continue being an artist and a… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
Whether it's just the career path of doing independent music, being an artist, however you want to pigeon-hole it, it creates a… — Doseone Copy Share Image
I think being an artist is having the courage to be original. Many great artists, including Picasso, have all been influenced by… — James Rosenquist Copy Share Image
Gospel artists have to do something that secular artists don't always have to do and that's kind of abide by and reflect… — Jonathan McReynolds Copy Share Image
“As an artist, i live in fantasy and flirt with reality. I'm an emotional magician of sorts. I paint my feelings onto… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
Having people around you that are honest with you, and having a team around you that can actually track and communicate where… — Muneshine Copy Share Image
“From the outside looking in, i think my life would appear very isolated, occupying a huge empty space, with hollow-sounding, emotional echoes.… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
Being an artist is not just about what happens when you are in the studio. The way you live, the people you… — Teresita Fernandez Copy Share Image
The integrity of being an artist for Frank Stella means going into the unknown.A great artist is somebody who's not scared to… — Frank Stella Copy Share Image
“Mistress Creation keeps calling my name... i long for her, and she, for me... we will be reunited soon. In the interim,… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
Being an artist and having a following can be a very scary thing because idolization makes you question your inner role in… — Halsey Copy Share Image
Practicality continues to be a challenge for me - it's at odds with being an artist. I actually had a career on… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
Learning how to code and program computers when I was a kid was one of the best choices I made growing up.… — Robert Glaser Copy Share Image
Being an artist is like being an athlete. You have to be in there every day, keeping in shape. You have to… — Lawrence Jordan Copy Share Image
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