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My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter.

— Sufjan Stevens

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I try to do collaborations with as many artists as possible. It's really excellent and fun to actually work with another songwriter.

— Jason Molina

I actually like the collaboration of working with different artists.

— Howard Shore

I'm not really one for collaborations, to be quite honest.

— Alex Turner

I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc.

— Dennis Brown

I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner.

— Pitbull

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.

— Eric Fischl

You don't make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable.

— Missy Elliott

I do a lot of collaborations and productions, whether it's Switch or Steve Aoki or No ID or Will Smith or No Doubt - I always like to collaborate and be a quality control person for the people 'cause I have my own taste in music and bring that to other peoples' brands and help them learn a little bit.

— Diplo

My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.

— Lady Gaga

✗Opposing Perspectives

As far as I'm concerned, collaboration is the essence of life. It's wonderful to be able to have talents, and, very often, we think that we know what our talents are, or we find out through a back door that we have a talent. I know that I found out I was a lyricist quite through a back door.

— Lesley Gore