Subletting is great. You get to try on all these different versions of yourself. This apartment was clearly decorated by an artist - there's a... →
Hilarie Burton
It's good as an artist to always remember to see things in a new, weird way.
Tim Burton
I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
Kate Bush
People weren't even aware that I wrote my own songs. The media just promoted me as a female body. It's like I've had to prove that... →
I can't deny that label-support gave me a leg up - though not every successful artist needs it.
David Byrne
To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that.
I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed, what do you draw on?
I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition.
The record company doesn't know what to do with me, because I'm not a Lily Allen, but I'm not really an indie artist, either. All the... →
Bat for Lashes
Producers don't really have any authority because you are paid by the artist, and if they choose to ignore you, they can. Your power only hangs... →
Trevor Horn