Quotes About Artistry

I was very shy, but when I performed, I felt like I was in my own little world. I became more confident. Dancing taught me discipline and to feel comfortable in my own skin.

In general, I probably have a shy nature. So the idea of poking out with my music is probably not something I want to do.

On the first recording, I wasn't singing out that much; I was shy with my singing.

Dance really built my confidence on stage. I'm still a shy person. But I have a lot more confidence than I did when I started.

I'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get out my shyness.

I don't do any songs that I'm sick of now - sometimes even songs that I request. If I'm sick of 'em I don't do 'em even for myself.

Every act I see, their whole act is choreographed. I'm sick of seeing these dancers. The only reason they have them is they don't have enough talent to get people dancing themselves.

I get sick when I think about someone going to iTunes and downloading two songs off our album. It's not meant to be listened to that way.

The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the set list at some point.

I'm sick of all these labels and these manufactured subdivisions of music that don't even exist. And even though I'm pierced myself, I'm sick of everyone equating body piercing with musical courage. If you ask me, it takes a lot more than that.

My first song was 'So Sick,' which was my first number one as an artist, and I turned the mic around to the crowd, and they sang the whole song. Every lyric. That was my first experience with the power of music.

The Dark Side of the Moon is a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement. There is a certain grandeur.

I haven't done many films. But with every movie, I try to showcase a different side of me through a character.

In writing, I apply my feminine side and respect the mystery involved in creation.

All I ever wanted to do was play the guitar; singing was a sideline.

I think if you want to get to know me, you should come and see a show. A person might get to see more sides of me.

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

That's the joy of getting to be an actor - getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself.

There is no 'stop' - there's always 'go' on both sides: always keep writing, always keep recording. I don't find them to be segmented processes.

With any band, there's two sides - there's the image, and there's the music.

I love being Courtney, but it almost feels like something different to drag for me - it's a part of me, it's not a parody, it's a form of expression for me, a way to give my feminine and masculine sides an outlet.

If you listen to all of my records, they all have a little part of me. So there's a part of me that's very bluegrass-y, and incredibly country, because I grew up on a farm in Missouri - I grew up singing country music. I started in bluegrass - but then there's also so many other sides of me - really pop.

I had trouble fitting in, in a musical sense. A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.