Quotes About Artistry

Among the masked dandies of Edwardian comedy, Max Beerbohm is the most happily armored by a deep and almost innocent love of himself as a work of art.

To love is to transform; to be a poet.

The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.

I love playing our older songs along with newer ones but If all I have is my old stuff, I quit. Creating is more rewarding.

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.

I love to create. I love to make magic. I love to create the unexpected.

When I perform, I lose myself. I'm in total control of that stage. I don't think about anything. I know what I want to do from the moment I step out there and I love every minute of it.

I live cinema and passionately love music, and my efforts in both these crafts are unfolding.

I'm a big Johnny Cash girl. And I love singers like Laura Marling and Joanna Newsom.

I love performing. I shall perform until the day I die.

And is not the lute that soothes your spirit the very wood that was hollowed with knives?

As much as I am hip-hop, I'm soul. As much as I am soul, I'm a turntablist. As much as I'm a DJ, I love jazz and rock.

In a world of bands called Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank, Electric Sheep rolls off the tongue like a Shakespearean love sonnet. Leave me alone.

I just love expanding my horizons and growing as an artist. The only way you get to do that is by doing something that scares you or takes you out of your comfort zone.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

You really can't explain how you do the things you do. I can't, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don't want to say something stupid.

I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I'm not that comfortable.

Of all the reasons for wanting to write, the only one that nurtures us through time is love of the work itself.

I don't think I've ever been personally fulfilled performing. It's kind of a challenging thing; it's more of a sacrifice for the people that I love.

I love the studio. It's my place to escape and to create and to try anything.

As far as subject matter, I'd say most of the songs aren't that personal to me. I love making up characters and kind of having fun in a different kind of way.

It's Not My Job To Try To Persuade People To Love Me, It's Only To Try To Make Them Love The Music