I know as a consumer I want a story. I want a defining - I don't want just an album full of singles. I want to get to know the artist beyond what... →
Keri Hilson
The idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.
Damien Hirst
You need a big ego to be an artist.
I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist.
Neon Hitch
I grew up in a bus, traveled with various circuses and freak shows. I was a trapeze artist, and that was my dream. We just traveled the whole world... →
I think for an artist it's really important to have experiences, and I've had a lot of those. It's definitely inspired my lyrics and my... →
What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist... →
David Hockney
We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.
I am isolated as an artist, not as a person.
Howard Hodgkin