“And do you agree with me, that the first condition of an artist should be to bear respect toward what is great, and to bow to it and acknowledge it and not attempt to extinguish great flames for the sake of making his own rushlight burn more brightly?” ShouldFirstsArtistConditionsBearsAgreeSakeBurningAcknowledgeFlamesBows Author:Felix Mendelssohn
“Artists no longer starve in garrets. Some people may think this is not wholly a good thing, that being an artist has become too comfortable, at least in the West. I'm not sure I agree. It's a mark of civilization to encourage the arts and the life of the mind.” PeopleThinkingMindMayArtArtistCivilizationComfortableMarkAgreeGood ThingsWestNot SureBeing An Artist Author:J. M. Coetzee
“One of my biggest heroes in music has been David Bowie. He's said, `I'm going to be a painter now, or I'm going to do some films,' and his audience is very forgiving, because they understand him as an artist. Whether you agree or like the result, you respect that he's expressing his artistic feelings.” Has BeensSaidFeelingsFilmArtistResultsAudienceHeroAgreeForgivingPainterArtisticBowie Author:Maynard James Keenan
“There are certain things you don't discuss with Ansel, especially if you don't agree.” IfsArtistCertainAgree Author:Imogen Cunningham