#artist

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness. ↗

— Max Eastman

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I'm definitely a pop artist at heart. ↗

— Sheena Easton

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Every artist writes his own autobiography. ↗

— Havelock Ellis

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Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike. ↗

— Margot Fonteyn

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The opportunity to record the song came when Phil Collins' record label, Atlantic, was doing a tribute album to him and they asked all these different artists to do renditions of his songs. ↗

— Deborah Cox

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There were some extremely good teachers there that were great artists really in their own right. It was actually very hard to concentrate on getting down to going any work being an art student especially when it's a flighty thing at best. ↗

— Graham Coxon

#any #art #art student #artists #being

My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently. ↗

— Jeff Vandermeer

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For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them. ↗

— Ice Cube

#dancers #given #interesting #me #most

You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as some kind of artistic endeavor. At its best, it is that. But the fact is, most of the actors out there don't earn $3 million a picture and can't afford to take two years off between films and look for the right thing. Most of us are tradesmen. ↗

— James Spader

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I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist. ↗

— Roger Daltrey

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