#artists

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them. ↗

— Sol LeWitt

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When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another. ↗

— Sol LeWitt

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In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music. ↗

— John Legend

#five #i #making #music #stevie

Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an amazing range, amazing emotional power in his voice. And the music he put around it also just had this passion and this soul to it and this spirit to it that very few artists have, and he passed at a very young age. ↗

— John Legend

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I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

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I was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and people that were in theater. Just having the art-communal hippie experience as a child, there wasn't a clear line that was drawn. We celebrated creative experience and creative expression. We didn't try and curtail it and stunt any of that kind of growth. ↗

— Jared Leto

#around #artists #celebrated #child #clear

The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal. ↗

— Nick Lowe

#artists #contemporary #me #number #who

It's time for artists to take their music back. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#back #music #take #their #time

I think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal in order to be successful. And that machine is what is going to work for them - there's tons of examples of pop stars who need that machine. ↗

— Macklemore

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For I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide. ↗

— Thomas Mann

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