Quotes About Artistry

There is a general knowledge that I am multi-dimensional, that when you are creative you do a lot of things.

I'm looking for a feel and I have to find what that feel is before I can move on from there. I'm not necessarily catching stuff in such a simple way - I don't need to. So, I'm going for something else.

I hate labels; the problem is that if you say you're one thing, it's hard for people to imagine you as something else. Music is way more complicated than that.

I write songs to turn myself into something else. And then I become that, and I want to become something else.

I think it's incumbent on actresses to bring something else to the part which isn't in the script.

For many, an album is no longer a considerable feat of an artist but just sounds to be half-listened to while one is halfheartedly engaged in something else.

It's not hard to write poorly. But to write something good, it has to be revised.

I can never understand how a solo could ever be 'uncool.' Play something good, and it won't be uncool, you know?

I like to make music and anytime I come up with something good, I'll record it as a video on my phone.

That's the thing about musicians: The priority is to create something new that's never been before. And you put your life on the line every time that you play.

I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference.

Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.

I always say that in my career as an actress, I've always worked with people like David Lynch or Guy Maddin or Peter Weir who are considered not mainstream directors and that could be because they are like my dad. They are pioneers, and pioneers, by definition, invent something new.

A lot of people that come to the concerts are in their 20s. I think they come to listen to something new, and I want to be able to provide that.

My problem is: as a singer and a dancer, if I get it in my body one way, it is harder for me to be open to something new - to something else; to something that is really organically connected to the piece and not just to my perception of it.

I think people were looking for something new in the EDM scene and found it in my music.

Every single day, I write something new and record it.

Even when I'm not onstage singing, there's always music going on in my head. It's a curse and a blessing in a way - it's sitting in bed at night, trying to go to sleep, while the music keeps playing in your head - especially when you're trying to learn something new and you're trying to memorize it and get everything.

When you're making an album, it's, like, exciting every night you make something new, but you're the only one who gets to hear it.

Every revolutionary poet or lyricist has been criticised for something. If you come up with something new, there will always be people who will object to it.

All I ever wanted to do, personally, was bring something new to what I loved: the thing that I loved the most, the music that I loved the most.

I want to make sure that I sign dope artists, old and new, just to make sure that we come up with something new and creative.

The Peas is the mothership you always go to. But when you able to bring something new to the table, it makes you stand out as an artist. I am not chasing the same things as Fergie or Will.i.am.

I like it when actors offer something new with their performances, and elevate the scene. I don't restrict an actor.