Artist Quotes - page 19

I felt that, in retrospect, there was a time in the late Seventies, after I had a string of hits and successes, as a performer and a recording artist, that I wasn't saying anything. (Boz Scaggs)
I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point? View quote
Branford Marsalis
For me as a solo artist, I never want to be a nostalgia act. View quote
Bret Michaels
With the Ford Foundation grant all of a sudden instead of being an artist that had made a couple of short films, I became a filmmaker who dabbled in the arts. View quote
Bruce Conner
Sixteen million colors in your palette are hard for any artist, especially a beginner, to turn down. View quote
Buffy Sainte-Marie
That is, an artist who creates lots of work probably experiences prolific days and slower days. View quote
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist. View quote
Ben E. King
For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence and power to get things done, but in your essence you remain a nomad or a soldier facing a difficulty to be overcome. View quote
Cai Guo-Qiang
The first time I sang with David Daniels... I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he's such a great artist. View quote
Cecilia Bartoli
I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you. View quote
Chadwick Boseman
Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it. (Chantal Kreviazuk)
In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley. View quote
Charley Pride
I'm an artist; I love everyone. View quote
Chris Zylka
I don't mean that if you're a Christian, walking close to God, you will immediately gain celebrity. you may fail as an artist, because you may not have what the public want at that time, and you have to be prepared for that. View quote
Cliff Richard
As an artist you actually do have to make a choice to be an outsider. If you're an outsider you have the freedom to say what people on the inside don't dare to say. View quote
Connie Nielsen
Im living as an artist, and thats a staggering feeling, its a total luxury. And because you have this amazing chance, with so much freedom, Im determined to make something that is worth that. I feel this responsibility - to create something that makes an audience feel, which takes them somewhere. But thats very hard to achieve. View quote
Conor McPherson
It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played. View quote
Conrad Veidt
For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information. View quote
Craig McCracken
I think that the problem is that people fear so many things and they don't live life to its fullest. And for me as an artist, if God should want me to come this Wednesday to the end of my life, so be it. View quote
Criss Angel
The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the sense that the Europeans do. View quote
Carlisle Floyd
If something is successful with the audience, it's automatically suspect; the reverse is to say that not to reach audiences is the greatest compliment an artist can receive! (Carlisle Floyd)
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. View quote
Carlisle Floyd
Even a true artist does not always produce art. View quote
Carroll O'Connor
The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable. View quote
Carroll O'Connor
Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture. View quote
David Amram