I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
The truth is, we haven't really figured out yet how artists are going to thrive in modern mass societies. We're all experiments.
Some artists are nervous - most of them are, to tell you the truth, and they have different ways of exhibiting that. Some of them are boisterous, some are really quiet.
Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within.
With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance.
Too many younger artists, critics, and curators are fetishizing the sixties, transforming the period into a deformed cult, a fantasy religion, a hip brand, and a crippling disease.
The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.
I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I'm able to do what I want without anybody thinking it's dumb.
I'm always looking for something that tells me a little bit about what it means to be human. That's how I measure the success of any artistic endeavor.
The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.
People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists.
There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.
The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.
I'd actually really love to review books and films and plays, but you can't be an artist and a critic. I would love it if I could.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.
MTV essentially killed 'American Bandstand' and 'Solid Gold,' because music videos are an easier way for pop artists to gain television exposure.
TLC was so real and authentic. And that's music as a whole. When it's an artist, and it comes from the heart, and that's really who you are, the fans attach to that.
