Race always comes up in the conversation of Detroit.
every good artist paints what he is
I do not judge, I only chronicle.
One album has absolutely nothing to do with the other.
We do do such a variety, especially if you consider all five records.
We seem to do better in the studio than we do in a live environment.
We're from New York, so we have a decent following.
I know a star when I see one.
An artist's career always begins tomorrow.
I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.
Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
You need a big ego to be an artist.
Artists are like everybody else.
I'm fed up with being bossed around.
I'm not antisocial. I like people.
I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.
There's a certain phraseology involved in jazz, and I've moved away from that.
Protect me from what I want.
The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
Whatever I do seems artificial and false, to me.
Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it.