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Artists aren't really people. And I'm actually 40 per cent papier mache.

To me I think artists in general make a statement - and for the rest of their lives - every album, every book - are variations on a theme.

Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists.

We want people to see us live before we continue on and call ourselves recording artists.

There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion.

Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not.

Great artists have no country.

A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.

I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

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.

San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.

I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.

You know, for a long time I have been of the opinion that artists don't necessarily know what they're doing. You don't necessarily know what kind of universal concept you're tapping into.

With artists of my own generation there was at first no group identity - and never a clique.

Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors.

Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.

Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.

You see so many artists who are so talented end up living sad, empty lives. This industry takes so much out of you that without the accountability and leaving God in the center, you can be left so empty and void.