Always trying Quote by Michael W. Smith

That's what ultimately an artiste wants to do - be the master of his tunes. It's not just about challenging yourself artistically, it makes…

— KK

In the end, our way of writing music is a long process of experimentation. We enjoy the luxury of taking this very seriously and…

— Justin Chancellor

Artists and writers have to understand and live the truth that what we are doing is nourishing the world.

— Ariel Gore

I feel like, as an artist and a songwriter, I have to reach certain audiences and give people a little bit of everything.

— Romeo Santos

I feel like every artist has an opportunity to create something new and to challenge themselves to reach out to a new crowd.

— Joe Jonas

Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand what I…

— Robert Wilson

As an artist you always want to challenge yourself, but as you get older you want to bring the audience with you while expanding…

— Dennis DeYoung

There are people much better placed to make music than me. It's always been a young person's game.

— Andrew Ridgeley

That's our job as artists is to be honest about what we're feeling. And what we're feeling is not always going to be perfect.…

— Pharrell Williams

As a songwriter, simplicity - what not to do, what not to play - can be the hardest thing to achieve.

— Nancy Wilson

I think what we do is really, at times, a complicated thing. But at the end of the day it's so important that we…

— Bethany Cosentino

I can see that everybody has their own challenges that they are dealing with. But what's so beautiful about music is that it brings…

— Frank Dukes