The White Stripes Quotes
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The cover of Mojo, that was good for us.
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The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.
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Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of the time. Even blues musicians, a lot of them who were the most realistic, at times, they were singing a song and portraying a character in the song. There's something to be said for getting involved in the emotion of a song, too, with the characters.
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I would never be able to live in a huge city. I'd feel like one of 100,000 people doing the same thing.
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I wouldn't want to be in a Lisa episode. They're kind of boring. Maybe a Homer one would be better.
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Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on.
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I'd got accepted to the seminary in Wisconsin, and I was gonna become a priest, but the last second I thought, 'I'll just go to public school.' I had just gotten a new amplifier in my bedroom, and I didn't think I was allowed to take it with me.
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Collectors are paying for our education by purchasing our art.
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I think the most important thing is to start with something that fits perfectly. Don't worry about having it in five colors.
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The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your art, but it will destroy your happiness.
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We've had experience of involvement in a local scene, and it was a good one, and we've learned a lot from it, and I don't have any need to join into that ever again. It's too counterproductive to writing music and performing to the best of your abilities. It's okay when you're 20 years old - you're getting out there and you're learning - but not when you're 30 years old.
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I never wanted to play guitar when I was younger. I wanted to be a drummer because everybody plays guitar, and I didn't want to do what everybody else wanted to do.
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Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is no need to worry about the snow. You will get plenty each year. If you live in California or Texas you needn't worry about rain because we won't receive any.
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It's cool to meet your idols. It's a good opportunity to travel. Those kinds of things are good.
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If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect and sell it to the masses as a "break-up song," I can't imagine doing that to people I love.
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Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to be so overwhelmed with your skills they can't resist hauling your art home. These three factors are what dictate most art sales.
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Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?
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I met Drew Barrymore in New York and she said she liked the band. That was really cool. I grew up on her.
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If you don’t have a struggle inside or around you, you have to make one up.
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You can't steal an artist's songs and also tell him he can't license that music to a commercial.
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Happiness is more important than money any day.
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It is not the style but the quality and emotional impact of work that makes it marketable. Unless we make art that connects with people, we won't sell much, no matter what the style or subject.
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I say this often, THINK. There is something in life called common sense. Webster's says common sense is sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. Perhaps this is why in 1776, Thomas Paine used these words as a title for the most famous pamphlet ever written.
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I'm one of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I'll wander off into the woods and forget to come back.