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“The Internet has been a great outlet for storytelling. After all, there are web-based shows that have started online and have then gotten picked up. I think it's a great opportunity for artists to get through the network roadblock. It just allows us another venue to be creative in.”

Thinking Has Beens Shows Artist Opportunity Creative Internet Storytelling Online Be Creative Outlets Great Opportunity Venues Roadblock

Author:Eva LaRue

“I've always loved doing covers. Some artists don't like covers. Some listeners don't like covers. But I love them. It gives you a new perspective production-wise. It's easier for me, if I'm starting a new record, I like to produce a few songs that aren't mine just so it frees me up not to worry about it so much.”

Ifs Giving Artist Song Worry Records Wise Produce Mines Perspective Easier Starting Productions Listeners New Perspective

Author:Greg Laswell

“My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a decorative painter.”

Artist Musician Painter Grandfather My Grandfather

Author:Gyorgy Ligeti

“Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I commend the guys that do. I've done it. But I also think that you can pick great songs outside that you didn't write that can help your career.”

People Thinking Writing Done Helping Artist Guy Song Order Careers Picks Write Your Own

Author:Jake Owen

“Some artists will tell you that's all they want to do is write their own music, and that's great, but George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, they didn't write everything they recorded, and they've had major, major careers. I think it's all about the best song.”

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Author:Jake Owen

“I'm very honest about the things I struggle with and I need to work on to survive as a solo artist.”

Needs Artist Struggle Honest Solo

Author:Aubrey O'Day

“Artists, writers and people in creative fields are entrepreneurs by necessity. Nobody gives them a paycheck or picks up their medical insurance. The ones who succeed learn to think and act like 'independent operators.' I think people who are technically 'employees' have to think this way as well. The company is not looking out for you.”

People Thinking Way Giving Wells Artist Company Creative Fields Succeed Picks Independent Entrepreneur Medical Employee Paychecks Operators Medical Insurance

Author:Steven Pressfield

“The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that.”

World Years Able Lasts Artist Given Nice Couple Nice Things

Author:Brad Paisley

“I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.”

Helping Young Artist Young Artists

Author:Charley Pride

“There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists.”

People Feels Helping Hands Artist Given Duty Helping Hand

Author:Hugo Pratt

“I like what I see now in China, but I think the Japanese are a step ahead into craziness and weirdness. I go to galleries there that are the size of a New York elevator, and every time I'm surprised by the amazing things I find. I really hope I'll be able to promote some of these artists, to show their work in the West.”

Thinking Shows Able Artist Steps New York West Size China Gallery Amazing Things Elevators Craziness Weirdness

Author:Jean Pigozzi

“I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.”

People Thinking Long Important Artist Lists Bunch Teenager

Author:Madeleine Peyroux

“There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening on streaming services.”

Way Artist Written Happenings Paid Contracts Streaming

Author:Sean Parker

“There's definitely some sort of dissent brewing between labels, publishing companies and artists. A lot of it has to do with older licensing schemes.”

Artist Company Labels Publishing Schemes Dissent Brewing Licensing

Author:Sean Parker

“Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.”

Has Beens Artist My Favorite Favorite Artist

Author:Chance the Rapper

“My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.”

World Artist Aspect My Favorite Video Favorite Artist

Author:Chance the Rapper

“I don't really have control over my direct impression on people anymore. I used to be the person putting my CD in people's hands. But I'm kind of a mainstream artist now. Not by choice.”

People Kind Persons Hands Used Artist Choices Direct Impression Used To Be Mainstream Cds

Author:Chance the Rapper

“Basically everything I've done in art, I was in possession of when I was 20 years old. I use a waste retrieval method of working. I'll go back and use something that disgusted me 15 years ago but that I had enough sense to think about. Some artists change dramatically. I see my work more like history being written.”

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Author:Edward Ruscha

“I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did.”

Art Country Wanted Artist Fun Realizing Class Seeing Inspire Painting Art Class

Author:Edward Ruscha

“I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I had an idea I wanted to be a cartoonist - or something that involved Indian ink, at any rate.”

Kind Ideas Wanted Artist Involved Mets Rate Indian Cartoon Ink Neighbour Cartoonist

Author:Edward Ruscha

“I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.”

Needs Artist Let Me Mentality

Author:Kelly Reilly

“Oh God, it's such a big world right now for artists. There are as many possibilities as you can have time for, getting your music out there with the internet, and Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, and everything that you have, there is a way to spread the word. To me, the first thing you have to have is substance and content and real depth.”

World Way Firsts Real Bigs Artist Possibility Internet Right Now Depth Spread Substance Youtube

Author:Amy Ray

“It's almost not safe to be an artist, the way everybody is randomly picking people to feud with.”

People Way Artist Safe Feuds

Author:Busta Rhymes

“I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen.”

World Firsts Artist Actors Fashion Mets Musician Campaigns Ignorant Tricky Sportsman Burberry

Author:Eddie Redmayne

“For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you're doing yourself an injustice.”

Want Should Artist Acting Injustice Crafts Aesthetic Honing

Author:Giovanni Ribisi

“I'd rather have people really be able to step back and get their money's worth and look at me as a true artist than somebody who is just regurgitating other material.”

People Looks Able Artist Steps Materials Look At Me True Artists

Author:Haley Reinhart

“Unauthorized use of these MP3 files is really creating a problem for artists in the music community.”

Use Problem Artist Community Creating Files Mp3

Author:Hilary Rosen

“There is a definite argument to be made that videogames are becoming an art form put together by artists of different types.”

Art Made Different Together Form Artist Type Becoming Argument Definite Videogame

Author:John Romero

“I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter or a publicist.”

Thinking Trying Artist Producers Songwriters Publicists

Author:L.A. Reid

“I'm personally looking for artists that are along the lines of today's pop stars. Whether it be a Rihanna or a Justin Bieber or a Kanye West or a Beyonce or a Lady Gaga, I'm looking for talent that's like that, that's what I love.”

Today Artist Stars Lines Talent West Pops Justin Pop Stars Gaga Beyonce

Author:L.A. Reid

“The deepest and most sincere feeling I get is when I meet an artist and they have that steel in their eyes and they have that fire and that passion and all they want is to be a star and to hear themselves on the radio.”

Want Feelings Eye Artist Passion Stars Fire Radio Sincere Steel

Author:L.A. Reid

“The kids I talk to are convinced their generation will make the best music. And the greatest artists have yet to be discovered. I walk around with that thought every day.”

Kids Artist Walks Generations Convinced

Author:L.A. Reid

“I'm an artist at heart.”

Heart Artist

Author:Lance Reddick

“All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes.”

Artist Complexes Inferiority Egotistical Maniacs Inferiority Complex

Author:Lionel Richie

“I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of fish moving together.”

People School Together Moving Artist Theater Fishes Concerts Schools Of Fish

Author:Phylicia Rashad

“Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there.”

Long Artist Musician Long Time Died Moved Jazz Venues

Author:Sonny Rollins

“I am, as they say, the classic starving artist.”

Artist Classic Starving Starving Artist

Author:Cheryl Strayed

“I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources.”

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Author:Dana Spiotta

“There's lots of things that can't make it in the world that are worth making. There are lots of great artists who never make it, there are lots of great writers who don't get published - is it still worthwhile? Aren't we glad people are still doing it?”

People World Stills Artist Glad Worthwhile Great Art Great Artist Great Writers

Author:Dana Spiotta

“I think Chicago people are very special people, and the Midwest's confluence of East Coast-meets-Midwest sensibilities had to, on a formative level, inform me as an artist and an actor. In that sense, it had to have helped me.”

People Thinking Artist Actors Levels Special East Chicago Sensibility Coast Midwest East Coast Confluence Special People

Author:Daniel Sunjata

“When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.”

Littles Kids Wanted Artist Boxes Painter Boxing Little Kid

Author:Emanuel Steward

“Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown.”

Giving Artist Space Following

Author:Kiki Smith

“I didn't start to be an artist myself until I was 24.”

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Author:Kiki Smith

“As a child I prayed that my calling be revealed - but not with expectation and not with a destination. I became an artist because I didn't know what to do and I thought it was really fun to make things.”

Knows Children Artist Fun Calling Expectations Destination

Author:Kiki Smith

“Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because of who he was - it was because of who I am. It's true, though, that I felt I shouldn't compete with him, and that those feelings went away after he died.”

Hard Feelings Artist Father Felt Careers Died Who I Am Hard Times Having A Hard Time

Author:Kiki Smith

“Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term, it is essential for them to be taught the real meaning of art.”

People Mean Art Real Matter Artist Term Taught Essentials Photography Really Mean Meaning Of Art

Book:Stieglitz on photography: his selected essays and notes

Source: Stieglitz on photography: his selected essays and notes

“I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and he does what he does. And he does, you know, the press, and figuring out shows and whatnot. When it comes to my artistic freedom, he doesn't, like, step on my toes or anything.”

Knows Giving Doe Shows Artist Steps Dad Presses My Dad Studios Artistic Toes Artistic Freedom

Author:Ashlee Simpson

“Whatever is about you that is translated into your art, that's gonna keep you completly original and fresh and I just think that, that's just the best advice I can give, to an artist creatively.”

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Author:Bubba Sparxxx

“The public so often want to freeze the artist in a moment in time when they were at their peak, and they want the artist to revisit it over and over again as if it was something authentic.”

Ifs Want Moments Artist Freeze Moments In Time

Author:David Sylvian

“Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along.”

Thinking Young Artist Next Written Labels Songwriters Next Time Clown Think Twice

Author:Emeli Sande

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