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“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

“A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher.”

Men Enough Wisdom Artist Wish Wise Philosopher Great Art Being Wise Great Artist

Book:Heretics

Source: Heretics

“The artist's task is to become a successful eccentric, a strange but wise duck able to venture out of solitary confinement and mingle among society.”

Able Artist Successful Wise Strange Tasks Ducks Solitary Venture Eccentric Confinement Solitary Confinement

Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“Hurray for criticism, if it means that an artist's voice is heard. Let the wise artist invite criticism and survive it when it comes.”

Ifs Mean Artist Voice Wise Heard Criticism Invites

Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated.”

Facts Artist Peace Wise Making Peace

Author:Eric Maisel

“Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about it altogether and just keep on working.”

Might Artist Forget Wise Talent Being Wise Loaded

Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“The artist may rightly venture the opinion that he does not convey ideas, does not preach, nor that he intents to convert people by using mass communication techniques.. .Better than handing out all kinds of wise advice, he could show life itself; he could awake forces lying dormant in everybody, he could launch an invitation to create direct and personal experiences.”

“The only people who are afraid of file sharing are the people whose albums are so dull presentation-wise that nobody cares about owning the actual finished product, and the people who have so little connection to their listeners that said listeners have no reason to care whether the artists they like are getting reimbursed for their efforts.”

People Littles Said Reason Care Artist Effort Wise Products Connections Albums Finished Dull No Reason Listeners Files Presentation Nobody Cares File Sharing

Author:John Darnielle

“What influenced my style was the feeling that I was a lousy artist... I was like the ugly duckling, not knowing what I was, style-wise, and thinking I was all on my own... I evolved into a style that couldn't be compared to anyone else.”

Thinking Feelings Artist My Own Knowing Wise Style Ugly Not Knowing Ducklings Ugly Duckling

Author:Jim Rowe