Quotes About Artistry

I never did music for awards. I did music because I love it and I do music because I love singing and I love entertaining.

Fame and success and awards should never be the aim. The aim should be: Are you enjoying the making of the thing?

When I'm playing I get completely lost in it and I'm not even aware of what I'm doing with my face - I'm just playing.

I am in awe of Ruth Draper.

Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.

It's important for me to put out things that I think are good - I want to be a fan of my own stuff. I also want my live shows to be really awesome, and dance is such an important element for me and my performances.

The TLC sound! That's what's so awesome - we have our own sound.

I wake up every day, make awesome music with awesome people, and tour the world, which is incredible.

I think that Bach has a very nice sound on the lute. But I find that what I want to do with Bach is best revealed on the guitar.

I've played piano since I was 4 years old, and I've always loved songs by J. S. Bach.

We consciously tend to listen to stuff that is further than what we do. We listen to Bach.

The background of any artist is shaped by the first 15 years of his or her life.

All great artists have some spiritual backing.

As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.

One thing with Backstreet Boys, we never try to rush out an album. We always try to make quality music that can stand the test of time.

I was singing before I acted, but I was also attracted to drama, and, y'know, I got successful at that, which isn't a bad thing.

Didn't you know I'm going to be the greatest, most entertaining author and artist in the world? Well, don't feel badly, I didn't either!

My music is very diversified. I'll have a rock song then I'll do a ballad.

I always wrote ballads, and I always wrote rockers.

Half the people tell me, 'I love 'Go All the Way,' but why do you have to write all those schlocky ballads.' And half say, 'I love 'All By Myself,' but why do you waste your time with this rock 'n' roll stuff?' I'd like to think that I could do both.

I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.

I don't want to be anything else other than a ballerina. I love what I do outside of my work, but at the end of the day, I have to sacrifice.

Lynn Swann - I loved the way he was like a ballerina playing in the NFL.

I've always just done ballet, and I feel like I'm sort of living the dream.