Quotes About Artists

For me there is no supremacy in art. When fifty artists have contrived to be supreme, supremacy is impossible.

It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many of the artists, for example, exhibit around the world, just not in Berlin.

People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When they call you difficult, it is a reflection of the imbalance of power.

When I was in '97, I didn't know I was in a very major moment. But with the privilege of reflection, I do. And that's what artists should do - they should help illuminate and reflect the human condition.

I wanted a label that reflects the times... a center for artists who want to express themselves. That's what makes Interscope unique. It's about freedom.

If the audience wants to hear them, then I'm going to play them. I'll mess around with them a bit to keep it interesting, because it's frustrating when you see artists refusing to play their biggest hits.

We're always being told that there's a linear progress regarding women. It only gets better, especially for women artists. It's not true.

I'm not a big reggae dude. I have maybe two other reggae albums.

If anything, Twitter helps me read about perspectives outside of mainstream media and learn about new authors, artists, and ideas that I don't always get exposed to in my regular media diet.

Country lyrics often reference the NRA and firearms ownership as a way of life. Artists such as John Rich, Toby Keith, Sara Evans and others regularly play shows at the NRA Annual Meeting, which thousands of NRA members attend.

As long as artists arbitrarily assume the right to decide what is or is not art, it is logical that the public will just as arbitrarily feel that they have the right to reject it.

Ballet needs figures that people can recognize and relate to. People don't know ballet dancers as well as they know other artists.

People need to put my music in a perspective where they use other established artists from the past, and almost all the names I see related to my music are great musicians.

Favored Nations is a long-term commitment. Our hope is that those who are passionate about real musicianship will want to hear and own most of our albums. We will set out to attain the same direct relationship with our customers that we have with our artists.

Love in capital letters is important. It is impossible to live without love. You must have the feeling of being loved. All artists need love - from the audience, friends and relatives. But true and faithful friends are exceptionally rare.

The jazz records come out a lot. You find that with many musicians - we don't listen to our own music for relaxation.

People think that the big companies make songs and their artists just release it. It's not like that.

I would like to see myself with some successful albums, and I'd love to be working with new artists as well as continuing to release my own material. I'd also like to be settled in a lovely place with a lovely partner and gorgeous mini ginger Jess!

As a fan of music, I don't like that artists release one body of music a year and then disappear because it's hard to relate to that. I wanted to be able to bring my fans along on my journey and have them really feel like they're living my life with me.

As hip-hop artists, you have to take the music seriously, not just as a way to get rich.

Out of all the R&B artists that have come out, I think my name has been used most in hip-hop songs.

I like Maroon 5 and Andy Grammer, but I also like hip-hop a lot.

To win BBC's Sound of 2018 was a huge honour. A lot of my favourite artists have won it before.

I come from the golden age of hip hop when all the greats came on the scene.