“We're all given a window of opportunity, I think all artists are, of any genre. A window when you're truly relevant, the spotlight's on you and people are watching what you do.” PeopleThinkingArtistOpportunityGivenWindowGenreRelevantSpotlightWindow Of Opportunity Author:Eric Church
“I’m not doing anything wrong, I’m not obstructing anyone’s access. When I have a crowd I make sure that the crowd makes room for people. I’m an artist who cares about the cultural fabric of New York City. I care about New York as a harbor for street culture - and I care about street culture as a base-level populist diffusion of ideas. And I believe in making those ideas accessible to everyone.” PeopleBelieveIdeasCareArtistCultureI BelieveLevelsRoomsCitiesStreetsNew YorkCrowdsI Believe InAccessNew York CityFabricI CareWho CaresHarborsPopulistDiffusion Author:Kalan Sherrard
“Anybody who loves country music loves gospel. Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I'm competing with. We older artists are competing with the new style of country, with their new modern style of gospel, with the young people.” PeopleCountryProblemYoungArtistModernStyleTypeCompetingMusic LoveCountry Love Author:George Jones
“I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I don't think it's any different now.” PeopleThinkingMindKindHas BeensDifferentArtistPoet Author:Russell Simmons
“I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensJobsArtistInspired Author:Russell Simmons
“I know I can only do as much as I can do... Although I have so many ideas of my own, I'm still very interested in helping to cultivate and encourage some promising new artists. But there are a lot of people and, unfortunately, a very small window.” PeopleKnowsI CanIdeasHelpingArtistCan DoMy OwnWindowNew Artists Author:Tyler Perry
“My manager lives on my block; four of the apartments in my apartment complex of seven are people I know. It's a really close-knit community, and almost everyone on these few blocks are artists or graphic designers, because we live right on the cusp of a warehouse district.” PeopleKnowsArtistCommunityFourComplexesSevenBlockManagersDesignerApartmentGraphicWarehouseGraphic DesignerCusp Author:Grimes
“I do not understand why any poet or writer would run for office; that's a different sense of who you are. I'm just a poet. I am as truthful as I can be. That makes me an artist. I heed the people; I do not lead the people.” PeopleI CanDifferentRunningArtistPoetOfficeWho You AreTruthfulHeed Author:Nikki Giovanni
“Sometimes touring can warp reality because you're never in one place long enough to get a feel for it. You don't interact with people long enough to know what real life is. That's why a lot of artists write songs about longing and missing people when they're on the road. I do my best to keep my mind open and I read a lot when I'm on tour, so I hope I have good things to write about. I'm constantly in the songwriting process.” PeopleKnowsFeelsWritingMindLongRealSometimesEnoughRealityLife IsArtistSongProcessMissingLongingGood ThingsReal LifeSongwritingWriting ProcessTouringWarp Author:Jason Mraz
“A fan's love for an artist is so deep, I know I will go whatever depths it takes to learn about people that I'm in love with.” PeopleKnowsArtistFansDepth Author:Garth Brooks
“I feel my job as an artist is to drive people to country radio. That's my job as a country artist. So these streaming places, especially these on-demand streaming places, where you can just push a button and hear it as many times as you want, like YouTube, any of that stuff, that's taking all the ears away from country radio.” PeopleWantFeelsCountryJobsArtistStuffLike YouDemandEarsRadioButtonsYoutubeStreamingCountry Artist Author:Garth Brooks
“I understand that music is a business, but for people who have control of their stuff, like little Taylor and other artists, I think you'll find them standing up for their music every chance they get.” PeopleThinkingLittlesArtistStuffChanceMusic IsStanding Author:Garth Brooks
“They've been screaming about the death of literacy for years, but I think TV is the Gutenberg [printing] press. I think TV is the only thing that keeps us vaguely in democracy even if it's in the hands of the corporate culture. If you're an artist you write in your time. Moaning about the fact that maybe people read more books a hundred years ago - that's not true. I think the same percentage has always read.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingYearsBookFactsHandsArtistCultureDemocracyTvsHundredYears AgoPressesCorporateLiteracyPercentagesPrintingCorporate CulturePrinting PressMoaningGutenberg Author:Sherman Alexie