Against Quote by Leo Fitzpatrick

Two of my favorite artists are Josh Smith and Joe Bradley. But I argued against them for years, until I grew to love them…

— Leo Fitzpatrick

There's an artist that I listened to for the first time, and I really didn't like them. I had some kind of adverse reaction,…

— Regina Spektor

John Cougar Mellencamp - I didn't like him in the beginning. I liked some of the stuff around the 'Scarecrow' period. I go back…

— Robert Hilburn

I feel like all the artists that I really love, they've had a strong contingent of people who really hate their work as well.

— Girl Talk

My favorite artists are Elliott Smith and Julia Holter.

— Sophie Thatcher

It isn't that I dislike artists, but I can't stand anyone who puts on those ponderous airs of a man of character.

— Osamu Dazai

Thinking about the artists I've loved through the years, my favorites are the ones who've made music with cultural, societal and political significance.

— Vic Mensa

I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get…

— Burning Spear

One of the artists I most admire is David Lee Roth. I think his combination of humor, glamour, sex and energy is one of…

— Andrew Ridgeley

All really great artists, Jackson Pollack, John Cage, Beckett or Joyce - you are never indifferent to them.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I remember being influenced by great artists when I was a kid - not to call myself a great artist - but people who…

— Sarah Jones

I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael…

— Hunter Hayes