Artist Quotes
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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I guess I had a suspicion of it my entire life without knowing exactly what it was – knowing that there was something different about me, which I attributed to being an artist. At 11 or 12 I started sort of clarifying for myself. It took a while.
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You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.
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I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.
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R&B is the one thing that has influenced every kind of music. Every artist that there is, from those that are sung the most to Adele - you know, she was so influenced by so many R&B artists and soul music - it's clear in her writing that that's where it comes from.
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The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.
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Artists everywhere steal mercilessly all the time and I think this is healthy.
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I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.
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Someone's career that I admire would have to be Justin Timberlake's because he started off on Disney and he made this huge film career and huge solo music career. I really respect him as an artist.
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I just genuinely feel that that's what you do when you're an artist: You stick up for the people around you.
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There was a long time where I was an 'artist' in quotes, who had no money. But I guess back then I also never had a girlfriend.
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I want to be a real artist to consumers. I want to be the real thing for them.
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One of the makeup artists once dyed my dog blue with vegetable blue.
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It is so important for me to keep authentic Cuban sounds alive. All of these great artists have changed the landscape of Latin music and it's an honor to have them on this album ["90 Millas," released in September of 2007]. I believe this album will expose a new generation to the richness of Cuban music.
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An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else.
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I always thought being an artist was a lazy job. I was wrong.
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I'm an artist; I'm not going to use trigonometry.
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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Certain artists can get away with certain things. Certain things are acceptable for certain people. It's a difference.
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Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut.
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I am an artist who works with Lego.
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I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs.
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I think you always have to go as an artist with instinct, I really do.
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I don't think the label makes the artist or the artist makes the label. It's the music that makes everything work or not.
