Quotes About Artistry

I know Louboutin extremely well. He has a mind and a vision of life that is extremely creative. He designs his shops, his homes, the way he lives.

My name is Ella; that's who I am at school, hanging out with friends, while I'm doing homework. But when I'm up on stage, 'Lorde' is a character.

What I mean by being real is just when you are doing dance celebrations, sports celebrations, like the cooking dance or anything like that. When you're an artist, you want to always try your best to do the homework and see where it originated from.

You just want to hone your craft, whatever it may be.

I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.

It's just about being honest. I listen to a lot of stuff that's out there, some of which I wrote, and I'm like, 'Where is that? Where's the honesty?' So that's what I want to get to in my music now.

A real good artist learns to be a better person through all the changes they've been through. They keep their loving and honesty growing and learn to look at the world and not be full of hatred.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

The danger with genre is playing genre instead of playing the honesty of what's going on.

I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.

Actually, if you ask my really close friends, they would say that 'Honeymoon' is more me than anything else I've written.

I've had the honor to be in sessions with great artists.

We're always honored and excited to collaborate with other artists.

Authors should be honored only for their works.

There were times in my career when I would try to write songs like Bob Dylan... Artists get hooked up in that. To be a follower, you lose.

I've always been hooked on baking.

I keep a fiddle hooked up in the music - we've got a music room - and try to pick it up.

I don't know what it is really... I think I'm just good with hooks.

I write all my hooks.

I didn't try to think what my audience wanted and then make the music accordingly. I made the music and hoped that as many people liked it as possible.

My songs are not angry or bitter, because I am not bitter. I'm hopeful, and as an artist I have to be, not just for my future or for the future of my children but for the whole world.

Hopefully people can see my music is tethered to my brain.

I don't make records to win awards. I make records to make records and hopefully make the records as good as they can be.

I think the biggest way of connecting with people is through your music and kind of saying what you want to say as an artist. And hopefully, you're making something that someone's going to be like, 'This is my favorite song.' That's always your goal, I think, anybody in any genre.