“The last thing we discover in composing a work is what to put down first.” — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“I have no idea how long Quisser was gone from the table. My attention became fully absorbed by the other faces in… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss… — John Oates Copy Share Image
I think more people in the mainstream, folks like Nancy Wilson and Luther Vandross, they have openly expressed their love for God,… — Yolanda Adams Copy Share Image
I think the record industry has gotten to be more about labels wondering what the new single is rather than labels nurturing… — John Varvatos Copy Share Image
“We live in a universe driven by chance,” his father had said once, “but the bullshit artists all want causality.” — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
I know there's a creative side to artists to - pardon me - there's a creative side to scientists already, but there… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
Artists have so much more control of their futures - they don't need to rely so much on major labels or big… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
Creativity is not the property of artists alone. It's a basic element of the human character, no matter what culture you're in,… — Bill Viola Copy Share Image
It's the big boys, the Googles of this world, that are already benefiting from piracy and not paying the artists a dime. — Kim Dotcom Copy Share Image
There are some artists that love that limelight. I don't do it for that. — Keyshia Cole Copy Share Image
In the early '90s, it was grunge; everybody was fully clothed. Alanis Morissette was one of the biggest artists in the world,… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I never really thought of myself as a musician. I'm not saying Sonic Youth was a conceptual-art project for me, but in… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius - and I… — Kathe Kollwitz Copy Share Image
“Audience of angels descend in the ambiance reciting praises in your glory, when you wear your dance shoes, when you arrive at… — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients. — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
Under Stalin, artists weren't dissidents; all they hoped was to survive and write. — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
I think a lot of musicians and artists are really one that really only have one trick. — Christian Scott Copy Share Image
Before 'American Idol' and all this stuff, I was obsessed with music charts, and I used to go online to find out… — David Archuleta Copy Share Image
