Quotes About Artistry

I think that I can do with the Penguin what Heath Ledger did with the Joker.

I get deep into the creative aspect, and Nick is the people person.

I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think it's wonderful when I hear people say that it's inspirational that I'm an Indian woman on camera. My life is very diverse, and my friends are a diverse group of people.

A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy.

Many people say to me, particularly about my dance writing, 'It sounds just like you.' But it sounds just like me after I've made it sound like me.

People say: 'Oh, it's only acting,' but it's not ever just acting. At least not with me.

Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me.

My album is better than 'Sgt. Pepper.'

I'm a big Red Hot Chili Peppers fan.

I don't know anyone who would be exclusively working on game music, per se.

We were concerned with having good songs, not just songs that go two hundred miles per hour.

About one or two songs per record is me doing a little bloodletting.

I'd say 99 per cent of the time I write on my own, just with my guitar, and then it's trying to figure out what it needs in a production sense.

There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.

There's always going to be a percentage of the kids out there who want to hear people who can actually play and sing.

I don't know how to overcome this perception that I'm extravagant.

Artistes never make their image. Image is made by the fans and the artiste's job is to fight that perception.

I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang.

I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.

Perfect isn't normal, nor is it interesting. I have no features without makeup. I am pale. I have blond lashes. You could just paint my face - it's like a blank canvas. It can be great for what I do.

When I'm playing, I play what I want, but I make sure that the crowd is going to love it at the same time. It's like a balancing act, a mix of two, a perfect circle... if you do it right.

I just wanted to do my own albums where nobody could tell me what to do. Roc Nation was the perfect fit because I could do what I wanted to do.

When I record an album I'm trying to get as close as possible to that perfect moment.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.