#artist

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly. ↗

— J. D. Salinger

#being #constantly #could #make #slightly

I don't believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#artistic #because #being #believe #doing

The music is a personal expression, like art. It is something that you like doing that comes from within, and is an expression that comes from God. That is why artists are beautiful and why people who copy are not really artistic. ↗

— Michael Schenker

#artistic #artists #beautiful #comes #copy

No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

#artist #child #disciple #doubt #even

The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances where the term fits. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#case #describe #fits #giant #instances

To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists. ↗

— John Sebastian

#bit #businessmen #era #error #extent

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career. ↗

— Jon Secada

#been #came #career #college #degree

Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#artistic expression #communicate #embodies #expression #fashion

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment has an artistic flavor. ↗

— William Shatner

#artistically #create #day #every #flavor

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. ↗

— Michelle Shocked

#artists #balance of power #call #challenge #describe