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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.

— Shakira

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Videos have to go hand in hand with your music, so that's why, ultimately, they should be created by the artist. And if they're not, it doesn't really add up to me.

— Marilyn Manson

Video is a funny thing. It's one thing to be an artist, singer-songwriter, and use words and create pictures in people's minds. And then be asked to do video for it, to actually give a certain visual for your song.

— Melissa Etheridge

I love music videos, I really do. I think it's kind of sad that it's a dying art form.

— Adam Levine

I just made my album. I did my best. And I uploaded the video just to 'YouTube.' That was all.

— Psy

Making a video is one of the most exciting things for artists and fans. It's like a payoff.

— Kina Grannis

YouTube is found footage. It's here to stay, and people will always come up with new concepts that will make sense for found footage.

— Jason Blum

When you're making video, you're giving structure to time, which is what a composer does.

— Bill Viola

Music videos are an especially fun thing to watch - I bet from the outside, too - because you learn so much, just like in our music... It's really fun work.

— Cam

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were starting to happen, so I directed some of my own music videos and got to experiment in other areas of expression.

— Thomas Dolby

✗Opposing Perspectives

We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.

— Aretha Franklin