Quotes About Artistry

Generally, what I try to do is always have a money gig and an art gig.

I always say being a writer is the best gig around. I love it.

I didn't really gig my way in. I was just in my bedroom writing songs for so long.

Basically, I live to do gigs.

I have about 100 gigs of music, and I'm always going through thinking about what song I can match to a scene and all that.

Playing gigs is what it's about for me.

You don't see a lot of difference between the Gin Blossoms and the Byrds.

I'm not into makeup or dresses or typically girly things. But to me, those things don't really define what it is to be a female artist in this industry any more. It's being brave and courageous and true to yourself.

I'm most comfortable when you just give me a guitar and I just sing.

I write what's given me to write.

I think it's a given that people know what I can do vocally.

Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.

I tell my fellow reggaetoneros, keep giving it your all and bring more creativity.

Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.

I was sort of in denial about doing country for awhile but I sort of grew up and realized who I was, what I wanted to say. I think country music is the best music in the world and I'm glad to be doing a country album. I hope people will love it as much as I loved making it.

I don't think of myself as Scottish or lesbian when I sit down and write. I am glad I have broken out of that limited audience.

Some people will basically just shred all over everything, even a ballad. I'm glad I wasn't born with that genetic chip - the need to just wheedle-whee all over the place.

I think the days of just filling the time and putting a disc out is over, and I'm glad, because those are some of my least favourite records.

I love the discipline of shooting film, because you don't cover everything, and I'm glad that I learned that way.

People love music, but they also love the lifestyle and glam that comes along with it.

I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes.

I feel I'm just meant to do stop-motion. Live-action is much more glamorous to some, but it's basically a whole army of people focused on one thing.

Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy.

Glamour is a very small aspect of being an actress.