Quotes About Artists

Los Angeles is a melting pot for all different cultures and creativity. It's really a ground to cultivate artists.

In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.

Exclusives are bad for artists, bad for consumers, and bad for the whole industry.

I rarely have any contact with the artists who cover my songs.

There are contemporary artists that I hate with all my heart. These are provocateurs that are without feeling. Where is the real emotion?

In the contemporary world, artists are almost entirely self-referential.

Now we know that, the way contracts are set up, it's not really made for artists to get rich from selling records - that's the company's one shot to make money.

There are artists who make their living now going to conventions... because now you can.

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

When I was 17, I met many artists, and it started to become this conversation with artists out of which all of my exhibitions grew.

I've had so many conversations with new artists trying to figure out their careers.

My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie.

A lot of people don't do this. You can count on a couple of hands probably how many artists also produce and write, both for themselves and for others, and are able to be successful at both things.

I listened to Country music a little bit, but it didn't enter my life until I started listening to Eric Church.

I don't get why radio shows allow artists to do shows without creative control, without any art direction at all. Instead of that, I get their press guys, their camera guys to be my backdrop of my show.

I believe that artists should be paid for their creativity. There's no other industry where people can come in and take what you create for free and give it away for free and that's acceptable.

I always look for inspiration, and the creativity of artists is an essential element to my life, my work, and my happiness.

Obviously, I respect the expression of different artists. I do not judge or criticize the style of anyone.

I love a lot of the '70s musicians, like Bonnie Raitt. And I love Sheryl Crow. But probably my favorite musician is a woman by the name of Schuyler Fisk.

We aren't made to be worshipped as humans. I think that is why we see so many great artists crumble, because as humans, we are made to serve each other.

With Saint Heron, I really wanted to celebrate and continue to cultivate the community for genre-defying R&B artists.

I listen to everything from The Cure and The Clash to Prince and George Clinton.

It's crazy how a whole lot of African artists work. Big respect to everyone that does it, but I have not heard anything that really cuts across. We're trying to do that.

Independent content these days can be more successful than previously because of the power of social media. However, there are still systems in place to make sure independent artists don't get as far as signed ones.