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Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective.

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.

I'm an artist, and the need to get inside myself and be creative and be other people is a part of who I am. I don't imagine I'll abandon that completely.

You tend to find the best in yourself as an artist when you're challenged.

Stand up for yourself and fight for your right to be the artist that you want to be. There's plenty of pressure from outside; people tell you how to dress and how to sing or what to sing, but I always felt like if I'm going to fail or succeed, I want to do it on my own terms.

I think the key to great art and great artists is to just fully be yourself and not be scared of that, and be the extremes of your personality. Show the extremes of your personality and embrace the imperfections. Embrace the things about yourself that you might not like.

I make a good living and I've never looked at myself as being an artiste.

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that's not becoming to you as an artist, that's your fault.

Create something for yourself that you feel proud of, that you are in control of, that gives you a better understanding of the type of artist you want to be.