Artist Quotes by Matty Healy

8 Artist quotes by Matty Healy

Matty Healy’s reflections on being an artist land in eight straightforward lines that feel like a candid conversation, revealing the tension between fame and authenticity.

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My favorite art, or whatever you want to call it, is art that makes you feel personally addressed.

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There's this amazing dialogue between me and my fans. There's an interest in the sharing of intellectual ideas based around art.

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If you truly believe that artists have a responsibility to uphold their liberal virtues by using their massive platforms, then those artists…

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That's my duty. Just make powerful art.

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I'd much rather be called a champagne socialist than be an artist that isn't talking about the most pressing issue on the…

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You look at like the '70s, the messianic presence of the artist - it was very much about an audience gathering to…

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I think, for me, not to get too dark, my self-worth is very much wrapped up in my ability to be a…

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It's a tough pill to swallow, but if I was going to stand for something as an artist, and every time that…

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