Quotes About Artistry

I know a lot of people weren't expecting 'BLACKSummers'Night' to be what it was, just like a lot of people weren't expecting 'Embrya' to be what it was. People will listen to what I've been a part of and see what I've done.

It's hard when people are expecting things from you, and all you're trying to do is write songs that you like for yourself.

I hope that when people see my body of work, they will say, 'That brother dropped it for real on us, even at the expense of his own image.'

Commercial theater, in its agenda to appeal to everybody, is often at the expense of the unique vision of the artist.

The more I go on in this career of making albums, writing songs and playing music, the more I think of each album as a movie. I really wanted to make a film, but making a film is much more expensive than making a record.

As a dancing violinist, there have been a couple of moments where I'm like, 'Oops! This is an expensive mistake!'

Drag isn't always about expensive rhinestone gowns; it's about what's entertaining.

Before I wasn't sure what I wanted to say, but now, I have had so many different experiences that they have given me what I want to get across in my music.

When something is well-crafted, you know it, and the enjoyment comes from experiencing it.

I like to experiment with my voice, besides music.

I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.

I want to do more theater, which allows you to take bigger risks and experiment.

I've seen Chance and the Social Experiment build their own careers in the way that's most authentic to them.

E-40 taught me a long time ago to try different things with my voice, experiment, and only roll with it if it feels right.

People usually call me for experimental songs.

We have always wanted to write songs and be experimental in that way.

I felt I would have the most creative freedom making experimental films and teaching, as I had many good examples of people around me who did just that.

I hate when there's a band that you've loved and you go and see them and it's like only the really new experimental stuff from the current album.

I never experiment with anything in my books. Experimentation means you don't know what you're doing.

I want to make sure that I make music that lasts. I've been experimenting. I've been writing.

I'm still finding myself as an artist. I'm still experimenting a little bit.

I've always believed that makeup is a form of self-expression and there is no shame in experimenting with it.

If you're an artist, you're an artist; that's the only way I can explain it.

When I worked with David LaChappelle, I was stimulated... He was explaining how he does things, how he works. I realized what an artist is, so I thought that's what dancers should experience.