Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.
There's a power in what we hold as artists, and part of that comes with responsibility... to share the human experience and really allow that to be seen.
Artists don't really want to be marginalized. They believe that everybody should be able to appreciate the experience that an artist gives them, an experience that connects us to each other in a deep way.
So many artists try to be something that they're not.
To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.
There is actually no such thing as an Artist type. 'Artist' is just an economic designation, a box you tick on a form. We are all people, and we are all creative.
I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist.
I leave the genre labeling to other people. I really do. If I were to think too hard about it, that would stifle you creatively. If you think too hard about who other people want you to be as an artist, it stops you from being who you want to be as an artist.
Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist.
How can people think that artists seek a name? There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows.