Quotes by Artist I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was twenty I was bald. I'm homosexual. In the way of circumstances and background to transcend I had everything an artist could possibly want. It was practically a blueprint. Alan Bennett parent artist children Our father the novelist; my husband the poet. He belongs to the ages - just don't catch him at breakfast. Artists, celebrated for their humanity, they turn out to be scarcely human at all. Alan Bennett husband artist father The difference between famous creators and struggling artists is that the creators know that improving the lives of others deserves the highest reward. Alan Cohen creativity artist struggle Every musician I have ever heard has influenced me. I often find I emulate micro-aspects of an artist, and combine it to form something new and unique. Alan Cohen musician unique artist If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people's songs, you're asking them to rethink a song, listen to it in a different way. The most impact you can have while asking them to re-listen to a song is if it's a song they know very well. Alan Cumming impact artist song In this world, artists are joyous. Unpredictability is the life of their paintings, their music, their novels. They delight in events not forecasted, happenings without explanation, retrospective. Alan Lightman delight events artist It is not the job of artists to give the audience what the audience want. If the audience knew what they needed, then they wouldn’t be the audience. They would be the artist. It is the job of artists to give the audience what they need Alan Moore artist inspirational jobs Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself. Alan Moore artist believe lying If the audience knew what they wanted then they wouldn't be the audience, they would be the artist. Alan Moore artist would-be wanted You really need to stop Googling yourself and start being an artist. Alan Palomo being-an-artist artist needs Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention. Alan Parsons rocks artist real We had a missionary zeal about blues music, and I felt, particularly, that Mickie Most was attempting to homogenize, sweeten, and make it accessible for the mass market. Which is understandable if you're the producer, but aggravating if you're the artist. Alan Price attempting missionary-zeal artist We have a few artists that seem to sell enough to pay back what it costs to make a record. Alan Sparhawk records cost artist I feel much more comfortable as an artist collaborating with others because I feel more mature. Alan Tudyk mature artist feels Of what use is the universe? What is the practical application of a million galaxies? Yet just because it has no use, it has a use - which may sound like a paradox, but is not. What, for instance, is the use of playing music? If you play to make money, to outdo some other artist, to be a person of culture, or to improve your mind, you are not really playing - for your mind is not on the music. You don't swing. When you come to think of it, playing or listening to music is a pure luxury, an addiction, a waste of valuable time and money for nothing more than making elaborate patterns of sound. Alan Watts swings artist thinking I'm a liability to them - I'm a woman, I'm empowered, I'm an artist. I've had executives who can't come to my shows they're so scared of me. I've been a thorn in many people's sides just by existing. Alanis Morissette artist sides people I'm excited about there being more of a sisterhood these days. Back in the '90s there was a lot of hate - the women I looked up to as artists were dissing me! It's not so patriarchal these days - there's more love and a lot less hate! Alanis Morissette sisterhood hate artist Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do. Alanis Morissette curiosity artist beautiful I find as an artist if I'm not expressed relatively consistently, I get really depressed. Alanis Morissette consistently artist ifs Think of Florence, Paris, London, New York. Nobody visiting them for the first time is a stranger because he's already visited them in paintings, novels, history books and films. But if a city hasn't been used by an artist, not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively. Alasdair Gray artist new-york book «345678910111213»