Art Quote by Ike Turner

I count myself as not only just an artist, not only as a singer, but a business woman. I write my own songs; I…

— Charli XCX

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was…

— Jon Secada

I'm doing exactly what I was supposed to do. Yeah. I didn't exactly choose this. My own life, if it were up to me,…

— Mos Def

I make a good living and I've never looked at myself as being an artiste.

— Kelly Lynch

I didn't want to be an artist in the same place I worked. You could always have people that might feel like you would…

— DJ Khaled

I'm in show business, and I'm an entertainer, but I also see myself as an artist doing social and spiritual work.

— India Arie

Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way…

— Helen Reddy

I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.

— John Legend

I definitely try to be myself and not try to imitate other performers. That's why I got my music degree. I wanted to be…

— Luis Fonsi

I came in as an established artist. People were hiring me for what I did and for who I was. I think that has…

— Molly Crabapple

I was always an artist. I was a broker to earn a living, but I was always thinking about my art.

— Jeff Koons

I never considered myself an artist. I aspire to be an artist, but I never thought I had the depth or substance or gift…

— Woody Allen