Quotes About Artistry

As far as the performance aspect, I'm going to be an actor. I still love performing, but I'm moving into more acting.

I'm still in love with what I do, with the idea of making things up, so hours when I write always feel like very blessed hours to me.

I would love to play Lee in 'True West' and Bobby in 'Company.

If you can show something as complicated as two people falling in love with just music and camera angles, well, just think about what you can do with football.

I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make.

I guess what I want to say to us artists and entrepreneurs is that conventional yardsticks of success don't apply to all enterprises. Labors of love count.

The opportunity to be a storyteller is the greatest thing in the world, and I feel so lucky and really love it.

I love people like Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks and David Bowie - people that project themselves as characters and that contextualizes the music.

I don't really like approach music to become famous. I've actually consciously made the decision that I'm just going to do music because I love it.

I don't think I'd ever make an album of just covers because I love writing my own music.

'Love Story' I wrote on my bedroom floor in about 20 minutes.

And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.

I love touring. But it's super nice to have a new reason to play shows that isn't based around that perennial cycle of album/tour/promotion.

I just really always try to do what's in my heart and I'm still passionate about the music; I still love what I am doing.

I have many musical inspirations, but I would really love to just be me. My very own artist.

Sometimes I just get into the zone of the song, but in the outset I feel like I love to cater to people - but not necessarily at the expense of my artistry or anything like that.

I just fell in love with the integrity of the music & that was it.

I think just the music industry sometimes is a very tough business. But still, if it's just something you just love dearly, you really can't just put it down.

The whole thing of working in collaboration with filmmakers is the thing that I love the most, and possibly the thing I do the best.

Well, I love Bob Dylan, let's make that clear. He's one of my musical heroes.

I enjoy the speed of fashion. I love doing different things and I think I still have something valid to say in fashion.

I love the music. I'm never, ever tired of playing it.

I've always had a great love for the blues.

I do six shows a week. Sometimes my voice gets tired, but I love it.