Quotes About Artistry

I want to be a genuine artist who has a say in what I do.

I think something like rock week, especially when there's a live band and it's very themed, it feels like it's not very genuine.

I genuinely find the most meaningful thing I do is to make music, but also to absorb some sort of creativity.

I put a lot of work into my mixtapes, and I want everybody to understand I am doing this genuinely. I don't even want to be paid for this; I just want you all to hear my music and appreciate it. I think it brings me closer to my fans because they know I'm doing this for them and not just to get the bucks.

I genuinely dislike sequins.

I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting.

Doing makeup, especially for drag, is all about being aware of the geography and angles of your face.

The first lead that I ever played was a young Boy George when I was seventeen. I shaved my eyebrows off. That's as far from leading man looks as you can get.

I'll be very content if I never play 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' again.

I want to do a record with Adam Green of all German schlager songs.

I don't think, like, 'I've got to sell so many records here, or so many records there.' That's the record label's job. They've got to worry about how were doing in Kazakhstan or Germany. My job is just to write and sing.

Coming from the world of animation, every single line counts; every single gesture counts. You put thought into every single one of those things and the way a frame is composed.

My name is Tobias Forge and I'm the man behind the mask in Ghost.

Ghost has always been about make-believe.

I'm a giant Beatles fan.

I have a Gibson Thinline that I designed the body shape of, which I used a lot on the 'Fanatic' album that I'm going to shake out.

For people who write songs, it's a gift you're given. You become good at the craft, but you're given the gift.

I consider everything I compose a gift.

And writing I think is a gift that you have, the same as acting, in a way.

I just think it's a blessing that I was able to have the gift of words and to be able to put them into music. I was given a great gift all the way around. I didn't ever have to really go out and look for songs, you know.

Wynton and Christopher were really great experiences for me because they are both very gifted artists.

David Cromer, from Chicago, I think is the most gifted young director in America.

There are some incredibly gifted writers in the world. You can count them on a hand. They're blessed, and they've worked at their craft, but there's very few.

It's a great gig, really: getting on stage, playing the guitar, singing. For a living, it's super.