I really like the pop culture materials of everyday life, but used in some way that elevates them to something you notice and care about.
Greg Lynn
I'm not really part of that 'L.A. thing' or that celebrity culture. I'm more like someone who observes it, and I can't ever... →
Marina and the Diamonds
My dad's quite a conservative person, and he brought me up to be very questioning of the commercial world. He looked down on pop culture. I... →
I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people.
This obsession with celebrity culture is really unhealthy. I don't want to live my life like that, and I don't want to be a typical pop star.
Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
M.I.A.
In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it's very celebratory of the existence of color. There's no rule of what color... →
The theme of counterfeits, of those that produce and sell them, has always been part of the culture of M.I.A. When I was contacted by Versace, it... →
When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.
Yo-Yo Ma
My involvement in the political arena is to make sure there's a place for culture.