“There are no guidelines for what happens when you get successful as an artist. My heroes were artists like Acconci, and he didn't make any money. That's what I thought success was.” HappensSuccessArtistSuccessfulHeroMy HeroGuidelines Author:Robert Longo
“Americans ... do not naturally apply the term "bourgeois" to themselves, or to anyone else for that matter. They do like to call themselves middle class, but that does not carry with it any determinate spiritual content. ... The term "middle class" does not have any of the many opposites that bourgeois has, such as aristocrat, saint, hero, or artist - all good.” DoeMatterSpiritualArtistTermClassMiddleHeroOppositesSaintMiddle ClassBourgeois Author:Allan Bloom
“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
“I think any good artist - and I'm not saying that I am one - takes notes and should first emulate their heroes and then try to move beyond them.” ThinkingShouldTryingFirstsMovingArtistHeroNotesEmulateGood ArtGood Artist Author:Patrick Stump