Art Quote by Yngwie Malmsteen

I just make music that I love. I'm kind of selfish when I make music. I'm like, 'Do I like this?'

— Snoh Aalegra

I'm very selfish in that I make music for myself, not for other people; I kind of only think about other people afterwards when…

— Charli XCX

We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it,…

— Eddie Van Halen

To be honest, I'm selfish as an artist. I'm doing what I want to do and what I want to hear.

— Tierra Whack

I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make.

— Anonymous

When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's.

— Moby

But I do think I'm quite a selfish performer in the sense that I'm not one of those that's like 'Hey, come on everybody…

— Katie Melua

I love making music. I feel like people often get into that 'you should only make music for yourself' kind of place, where they…

— Thomston

A lot of music comes from a selfish place…

— Vince Staples

I do want to make music that people love, but I also want to make music that I love. I know I can't please…

— Rivers Cuomo

I always have strong urges to sabotage myself. Whenever someone says they like something about my music, I tend to not want to do…

— Mitski

Music is so subjective and personal, I don't expect people to like everything I do. But that's life and you have to live unapologetically.

— Vidya Vox