Art Quote by Kiesza

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 became an artist because I couldn't become anything else.

— Mati Klarwein

One thing I don't understand is how people want you to replicate your past successes. Being an artist should be about freedom and not…

— Charli XCX

This image of wanting to be an artist - that I would in some way become an artist -was very strong. I knew for…

— Jasper Johns

I had to come to terms with my failure as an artist... I had to find a way for myself.

— Tracey Emin

One of the biggest obstacles I've overcome in my life was thinking I didn't deserve to be successful. Artistically I'm not as much of…

— Bonnie Raitt

No one really had to encourage me to become an artist; it was just something I knew I had to do. I was drawn…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

It doesn't take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.

— Banksy

I originally just wanted to be an artist.

— Daniel Clowes

It was not my dream to be an artist. How could it have been? I thought, artist, much like a leader, was something you…

— K'naan

I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.

— Ariel Pink

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

— Miranda Lambert