Art Quote by Alison Sudol

There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of…

— Aaliyah

If I write songs trying to top other songs, it's a lot of pressure.

— Nicky Jam

When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the…

— Jay-Z

I do feel pressure internally and externally to put out music, but that excites me because I love songwriting, and this brings me back…

— Sam Hunt

I've had the great luxury in my career to be so successful as a songwriter that I didn't have the desperate need to have…

— Eric Carmen

I feel fortunate that I've had a lot of songs recorded by other people, because I take my songwriting very seriously. It's only those…

— Dolly Parton

I think that's part of the battle of defining yourself as an artist. You're constantly fighting the pressure from outside to be pigeonholed and…

— Steven Wilson

I don't think people get the pressure of becoming famous and what it does for an artist. What does that for your creative self.…

— Sandra Oh

I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was…

— John Denver

As a songwriter, I was really into pulling away from the melodrama and the overdramatic type of writing that I was previously always doing.…

— Katie Stelmanis

With the music that I've put out, I realized that putting pressure on an album isn't always the right thing to do for yourself.

— Skepta

I don't know what people find or like in me, I'm hopelessly commonplace!... Current appreciation of my work is a bit highbrow, I've always…

— Maxfield Parrish