Always Quote by Dawn Richard

At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.

— Miranda Lambert

I like to think of myself as a true artist.

— Luke James

I know who I am as an artist. I've always known who I am as an artist.

— Lee DeWyze

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

— Brad Paisley

I didn't want to be that artist that is successful as a result of someone else. Not that that's wrong, but I felt like…

— Kiesza

I've always wanted to be a real universal artist, one that every type of audience could relate to.

— Bryan White

I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.

— Maynard James Keenan

I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the…

— Erykah Badu

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same…

— Janet Jackson

I always knew I was an artist, and even more importantly, a star.

— Van Hunt

I feel like I have a responsibility to be true to who I am as an artist, first and foremost.

— Salim Akil

I've been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just…

— Aretha Franklin