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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.

The world doesn't need an artist who shows reality as it is.

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.

I think it's the pain and suffering that drive you to become an artist. The art itself should be the pain, sort of exorcising every demon and making you feel like you're a person that matters.

The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world.

It's really easy to project this whole ideology of what being an artiste is, and I'm just not down with intellectualizing it. I just think, if you feel like doing something, then do it.

I've always believed that the artiste is the one who has his pulse on the society and who, in many ways, represents the conscience of society in terms of engaging standards that we need to live by.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.