Quotes About Artist

There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind.

Jim wanted to be known as a poet, first and foremost.

I'm Dominique Crenn. I'm a chef, entrepreneur, artist, poet, human being. I have three restaurants in San Francisco: Atelier Crenn, Bar Crenn and Petit Crenn.

Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?

There have been points in my life as an artist where I have wanted to capture people's attention, probably to compensate for times when I felt invisible.

In this new world where art is willfully misinterpreted to score points and to distract, simply doing the work of an artist has become a political act.

My favorite album of all time is 'In A Major Way.' Look it up, it is a classic!

An album is not like an hour-long DJ set, you know, hit after hit and then build up to one big climax.

I would say my dream collaboration would probably have to be with Drake. I think he is an amazing artist.

I am a comedian. I do feel I have to put my experience on a public stage. As an artist, that's what I do. Even though that sounds poncey.

All of the stuff I can't afford to do on a TV budget, I just put into the comic book because you're really only limited in a comic by your artist's imagination.

Comics writing is for your artist. It's not for the general reader; it's for the artist. So I love writing scripts for artists.

Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I commend the guys that do. I've done it. But I also think that you can pick great songs outside that you didn't write that can help your career.

I create the music, and if this artist could complement this record, I reach out.

As a kid, I didn't know much about Prince - who he was and all the complexities of his personality - but I could still feel very close to him when I listened to his music.

I love having my voice on my songs now, but it also means a lot to hear that another artist likes your song enough to cut it and put it on their album. It's a special kind of compliment.

I am but an architectural composer.

See, I have two selves in me - a musician and a composer.

For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con.

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.

A lot of times you go to a concert, and when you leave, you don't know anything more about the act then when you got there.

I grew up on video shoots, in the studio, backstage at concerts.