Art Quote by Steven Van Zandt

The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist.

— Steven Van Zandt

Sometimes artists die young, and we don't know exactly why. I think that, in life, you have these special individuals, whether it's Jimi Hendrix…

— Robert Trujillo

The road has taken a lot of the great ones: Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis.

— Robbie Robertson

In 1974, when I started working with the material that became 'Horses,' a lot of our great voices had died. We'd lost Jimi Hendrix…

— Patti Smith

You see so many artists who are so talented end up living sad, empty lives. This industry takes so much out of you that…

— Stacie Orrico

People like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding - I do not put myself in that category.

— Lewis Capaldi

Our works in stone, in paint, in print, are spared, some of them, for a few decades or a millennium or two, but everything…

— Orson Welles

There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil…

— Ahmet Ertegun

I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the back and…

— Ian Anderson

Artists are the only people in the world who really live. The others have to hope for heaven.

— John French Sloan

As artists get wealthier and more famous, often their work gets worse... I'm fascinated by the decline of artists. I suspect I'll be in…

— Martin Parr

I'm in a hallowed league of artists. Whether it's Billie Holiday or Rakim or Jimmy Hendrix or... I don't know, MGMT, we're all blessed…

— Q-Tip