Quotes About Artistry

I never looked at people or singing as commodities.

I feel like artists, as much as we'd like to think we're communal, are pretty much loners.

Music is an art form. It is a way to wordlessly communicate.

My strength is to communicate with an audience and to know what jazz singing is capable of.

When I sing, I try to communicate certain emotions, and that's the voice that comes out.

As artists, our job is to communicate thoughts and tell stories.

Part of what I enjoy about writing classical music is communicating through the score and collaborating with such amazing musicians.

During 'Torches,' I was more concerned with communicating the spirit of the song than the actual lyrics.

All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.

I don't know if I would compare my sound to anyone because I like to think that my music is my music.

It's important to see the work of as many directors as possible but you must not become self-conscious. You have to accept that your first attempts are going to be quite rough compared to the finished works of great masters.

I'm not very good at story. In fact, compared to character and language, I barely care about story at all.

I don't mind Ed Sheeran, but I wouldn't want to be compared to a guy that builds his song around a guitar, since we do not have a guitar in our band.

I've been compared to Drake before and Kid Cudi.

A novel compared to film writing can allow the author to be more indulgent, and that extends to the characters and the story being told.

I been compared a lot to Brockhampton a lot.

Rakim is a great lyricist. To me, it was always beautiful to be compared to him.

I don't think any two individuals, especially artistes, can be or should be compared. We are different human beings. The way we think, feel, emote is bound to be different.

When you get into comparisons in any way of, 'we want it to be like this' or 'we don't want it to be like this,' it takes away from the authenticity of what you're trying to say and what you're trying to make.

I just try to make the best record I can make, without any ego or comparisons at all. I never sit there and tell myself it's going to be a masterpiece or anything!

I don't write for the money. I write because something in me is constantly compelled.

I'm compelled to make music.

I'm a catalogue artist: I compete with Bob Dylan.

It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.