“My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.” WorldArtistAspectMy FavoriteVideoFavorite Artist Author:Chance the Rapper
“Videos have to go hand in hand with your music, so that's why, ultimately, they should be created by the artist. And if they're not, it doesn't really add up to me.” IfsShouldHandsArtistAddVideoHand In Hand Author:Marilyn Manson
“I'm a controversial artist, one who dares to have an opinion and bothers to create music and videos that challenge people's ideas in a world that is watered-down and hollow. In my work I examine the America we live in, and I've always tried to show people that the devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. So don't expect the end of the world to come one day out of the blue – it's been happening every day for a long time.” PeopleWorldLongIdeasEndsShowsAmericaArtistChallengesOpinionOne DayLong TimeHappeningsDevilDown AndBlueBlameDareVideoBotherEnd Of The WorldHollowControversialAtrocities Author:Marilyn Manson
“All true artists in the world from all countries and all genres are influenced by Michael Jackson. There were music videos before Michael Jackson, and there were music videos after Michael Jackson. He brought such a huge change in the marketing and positioning of the music video.” WorldCountryArtistHugeMarketingVideoGenreTrue ArtistsHuge Changes Author:Sonu Nigam
“Video artists being at the low end of the totem pole economically, one of the ways we survive is to go around showing work and giving these talks.” WayGivingEndsArtistLowsVideoTotems Author:Bill Viola
“I came of age at the end of the 1960s, just when video was also coming into the world. Companies such as Sony and Panasonic were starting to market it and we artists immediately knew how it could be used.” WorldEndsAgeUsedArtistCompanyStartingVideo1960sSony Author:Bill Viola
“I get a lot of 'Oh, you've been gone.' I wasn't gone. Just because you didn't see me doesn't mean I wasn't working and collecting checks. I just wasn't singing and doing videos. I do a lot of other things, like I said, like writing scripts and stuff like that. I write for other artists.” WritingMeanSaidArtistStuffGoneSingingScriptsChecksVideoCollectingWriting Scripts Author:Tionne Watkins
“My background is in painting but in school in the sixties, like many artists of that time, I believed that painting was dead. I began to work in collaboration with other artists in the creation of performances and installation works. Soon after, I started making video and photographic works and in the process became fascinated with the media itself. Before long I was setting things up just for the camera. In l970 I got a dog and he turned out to be very interested in video and photography as well.” WellsLongSchoolArtistProcessMediaDogCreationPaintingPhotographyPerformancesCamerasBackgroundsSettingVideoSettingsCollaborationFascinatedSixtyInstallation Author:William Wegman
“I have an office full of product from brands trying to be in videos and an inbox full of songs from artists, but at the end of the day if the artist doesn't support the brand or it doesn't make sense for the song, then it will never work. What we do is try to pair them up so that both sides are happy.” IfsTryingEndsArtistSongSidesSupportProductsOfficeVideoBrandsMake SenseThe End Of The DayPairsBoth SidesInbox Author:Adam Kluger
“Sometimes magazines will take artist's creative choices too literally; they assume that I actually live the way I do in music videos. For example: the whole "Dirty" thing. Do you think I wear chaps to the grocery store?” ThinkingWaySometimesWholeArtistChoicesCreativeExampleAssumingStoresVideoMagazinesDirtyGroceriesGrocery StoresChapsTime Magazine Author:Christina Aguilera
“I wanted my friends in the video because to leave a hard place, you need the support of your loved ones. My friends have always done that for me. I had my best girlfriends there, my brother, my guy friends who are like brothers to me and my team who's had my back through my journey. My lead guy was a good friend of mine and a talented artist named Quincy. He's such a cool guy and I felt he would be perfect for the video along with a cameo from Don Benjamin.” NeedsHardDoneWould BeWantedArtistGuyFeltPerfectSupportJourneyTeamMinesBrotherMy FriendsVideoGirlfriendMy BrotherLoved OnesGood FriendMy JourneyCameosCool GuyGuy FriendBest Girlfriend Author:Jasmine V
“He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists.” PlayArtistVideoAfrican AmericanMtv Author:Spike Lee