The White Stripes Quotes
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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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Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.
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I love the Arctic Monkeys . Who doesn't? I'd love to see them live, but haven't got round to it yet. I never get to see bands because I'm never in the same town for more than two seconds.
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In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's something I feel in my gut, I'll bring it up.
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Well, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin.
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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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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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If you're doing something that people want, they'll find you.
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I have so many projects to work on I'm going to have to live to at least 120 to get some of them done.
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Inspiration and creativity, they ride right next to one anotherNot everyday are you going to wake up, the clouds are gonna part and the rays are gonna come downsometimes you gotta just get in there and force yourself to work and maybe something good will come out of it.
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Great work comes from great joy. Leave the angst for the movies; do art - that is fun.
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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.
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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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Failure comes when we don't get back up and try again.
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I've always been making up my own restrictions for myself, from day one, and it's compelling, because it forces me to think. That's always been a driving force for me.
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You know, when I hear music, I just hear the whole thing.
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I can't imagine being anything creative in a major town because everybody's doing the same exact thing you're doing. How can you not get confused about what you yourself are doing?
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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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When I say nothing, I say everything.
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Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic Temperament'... rudeness, excuses, slovenliness, laziness, clutter, addictions, non-commercial attitudes, un-professionalism... and a good reason for failure.
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I trust no one who hasn’t time for music.
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Success is having a career that you love with every fiber in your body.
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The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any more.
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You need a little resistance-something to fight against.