The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable.
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The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the sense that the Europeans do.
Creativity is not the property of artists alone. It's a basic element of the human character, no matter what culture you're in, no matter where you are on Earth or in history.
Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end.
Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.
I consider myself more of an international artist than I do a one-territory artist, which I think is a blessing.
I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.
You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.
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