“People were being so mean as a result of my ability - a gift, really. So I think that's what makes me fight harder to provide an option to aspiring kids or artists. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through... to see a little girl or a little dancer experience such unnecessary rejection.” PeopleThinkingWantMeanLittlesKidsArtistGirlFightingAbilityResultsHarderRejectionDancerUnnecessary Author:Laurieann Gibson
“Back in the early days like for the Temptations, Supremes and Four Tops, artist development was alive in record companies. Every artist had a moment to develop the record visually. When the web took over and camera phones, it stripped the artists of the power to figure it out. So there's a need to bridge that gap and that's my job.” NeedsMomentsJobsArtistCompanyRecordsFourAliveFiguresDevelopmentCamerasPhonesSupremeTemptationBridgesGapsRecord Companies Author:Laurieann Gibson
“I think that there was a fad where everyone said, "I want you to create a signature step for my artist." The thing is, for me, music creates the step. The artist commands the step, you know?” ThinkingKnowsWantSaidArtistStepsCommandI Want YouSignaturesFads Author:Laurieann Gibson
“For me, a dancer is part of an artist’s entertainment - “backup dancer” isn’t even in my vocabulary.” ArtistEntertainmentDancerVocabularyBackup Author:Laurieann Gibson
“I was very disenchanted in the industry for a long time before I met GaGa. Everyone wanted a "Single Ladies" for their artist, or a Puffy move.” LongWantedMovingArtistIndustryMetsLong TimeGagaDisenchantedSingle Ladies Author:Laurieann Gibson
“Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.” ArtistRecordsDevelopmentPassionateMotownUptown Author:Laurieann Gibson
