Quotes About Artistry

Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

If one can picture the words, then the works of the writer is an accomplishment!

Creativity is nature. Nature is creativity.

I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies - other people can't get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.

Without patience and the skill of a craftsman, even the greatest talent is wasted.

Maybe because it's entirely an artist's eye, patience and skill that makes an image and not his tools.

Like theatre, crafting a documentary film takes tremendous commitment, patience and passion.

When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.

Songwriting is the way of perpetual want. Songwriters are the blessed/cursed people. You will never have a moment's peace in your life. You will always be wanting the next song.

Most of the artists I know are crazy in one way or another. I think that's why you get into it. You're in pursuit of a certain sort of peace that's very, very, very difficult to come by.

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

It's fundamental that what we do only exists in our own universe. When you like Pet Shop Boys, you are in our world.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things that have no features

Artists, like the Greek gods, are only revealed to one another.

I want the principles of a timeless muse, I want to eradicate my negative views.

My intent for EPs - and, really, my philosophy on my music - is that every single song has to be worth it.

Art might be beautiful even though the artist is not.

We make our own music. We paint our own future.

Be an artist, see the beauty not only with your eyes but also with your heart.

Writing is a disease of the mind, which is expressed through a pen.

I do not derive out of the evolution, but the act of creativity inside of it!

When passion blends with profession it turns into a masterpiece...