#artist

I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed, what do you draw on? ↗

— David Byrne

#comes #creativity #draw #fixed #i

I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing. ↗

— David Byrne

#between #different #doing #drawing #fear

I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting and I put on a big show and we have a lot of stuff, but I feel confident in myself enough as an artist and a singer that I can have all of those fun toys and know that we don't need all the bells and whistles either. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#artist #because #bells #bells and whistles #big

A lot of times, when a band finds success with a certain style or sound, they have a really hard time breaking away from that to grow as artists. ↗

— Matt Cameron

#away #band #breaking #certain #finds

And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about. ↗

— Vanessa Carlton

#actually #almost #anomaly #artists #because

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

#art #artist #himself #most #personality

I get up around 7 a.m. That's very early for a stand-up comic. Then I'll have breakfast with my husband, the artist Al Ridenour, take my three dogs for a walk and commence with my work. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#around #artist #breakfast #comic #commence

I'm writing a record of comedy songs. I'm doing all these collaborations with artists. I bring them lyrics and they write the music to it. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#bring #collaborations #comedy #doing #i

I was a scam artist in high school for a while. ↗

— Scott Caan

#high #high school #i #scam #school

I am an artist... I am here to live out loud. ↗

— Emile Zola

#artist #here #i #i am #live