As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.
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Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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.
I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do.
Talent is a gift that can be given, and it can be taken away. We have to appreciate that.
I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both.
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind.
A lot of artists are much more concerned about how their work is used and how it's disseminated. That, to artists, is as important as the money, for some people.
Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.
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