Everything Quote by Devin Townsend

I always try to do something different. I don't think I've made the same record over and over.

— Norah Jones

I don't like to be provocative for the sake of being provocative.

— Madonna Ciccone

When I write stuff that's provocative, I want people to think about that, too. I'm in between a pop musician and an artist in…

— Jenny Hval

I made a conscious effort to make a record that would affect people in a good way rather than the last one, which affected…

— Daniel Johns

I always make a point to make my records different. Let's say I have a record that's influenced by hip-hop in an abstract way;…

— Arca

I think if I lost an edge, or the music didn't have the aggression or whatever, which is maybe one of the hallmarks of…

— Chrissie Hynde

It's difficult to stay relevant for many years, but I've somehow managed to do so. I'm honest and provocative.

— Tech N9ne

I needed to get attention a lot of times - I'm a performer, that's who I am.

— Shangela

I've always had a desire to be provocative and to make people think, but it wouldn't be any challenge for me just to be…

— Marilyn Manson

I'm very much of the mindset that if you've made the record you wanted to make and there's nothing about it that you would…

— Elly Jackson

I've done four records now, and your idea of what it's going to be for that record is never what it ends up being,…

— Sarah Jaffe

I think you set up certain standards. I've always kind of believed in the Neil Pert way of making records where I'm trying to…

— Charlie Benante