Quotes About Artistry

Producing albums is 100 per cent where I would love to be, later in my career.

First, I try to take everything away that doesn't matter to singing. It sounds simplistic, but it works. There is absolute focus on singing: producing sounds and emotions that I have always enjoyed. This is key.

I'm used to producing all of my projects, doing all the beats, and writing all the hooks.

Producing has empowered me as an artist in a specific way. It's forced a certain kind of maturity.

You can't be an artist while you're producing, because you'll be over-critiquing the producer part.

I'm usually just writing lyrics alone in my room, but I'm happy to be producing and writing chords anywhere.

I miss producing. I hate it when I do it, but I love it.

I love the studio. I love writing and producing both for us and for other people.

I don't want to be on the mic, man. I want to stay producing.

I prefer directing to producing as it is far more satisfying.

I love writing and producing but I don't think a lot of people know my artist stuff.

Opera requires an enormous commitment. You must devote your whole life to producing that extraordinary sound.

I'll stay in the studio for 12 hours at a time, just producing music and making records. It doesn't feel like 'Oh man I've got a job to do.' It's more like 'Oh man I didn't even realize I've been there this long.'

I am a creative person, and knew my bigger picture would be writing, directing, and producing; that's what I've always thought I would get to one day.

I joined Elton John's band in '75. He not only allowed me to play the electronic keyboard on his albums, he also let me do the orchestrations. Then I left the band and started producing records. I was not really a popular kind of hit music guy. I was attracted to more esoteric things.

Fashion is not about product; it's about an interesting idea that you can't resist buying into.

I don't listen to my songs. The only time I do it is when someone points out a flaw in the end product.

We've just always felt like we had a product onstage that represented us.

Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product.

But it's often been the case, I've done so many countless small, independent films that really 3.2 people have seen, so you never know. You do it for the joy of the part and not necessarily expect anyone to see the final product.

I'm just a product of my environment, and it comes out in the music.

I love the way in which I make up dances. It's a complicated way and the product is usually clear. Clear and simple. I don't need everybody to know that there are all of these fabulous things going on. If you CAN see it, that's wonderful.

What you do, you don't think of as a product.

I've always been a big fan of Kendrick's, but it's different when you hear him on your own production.