Artist Quotations | Page 5

We're trying to do what Miles Davis would have wanted us to do, which is approach it as artists with his life as the canvas.

As a producer, youre pretty much creating a body of work that an artist has to stand behind.

Sometimes it's hard to listen to new music and get motivated, because it's elementary to me - no disrespect to new artists, because that's where we started, too. But it's like they're way back there in first grade, and I'm in college.

I think that as an artist, the more that you can do to diversify, and kind of challenge yourself, the more you grow.

It would be awesome to stay popular, but if I was only an underground artist, I would be okay with that.

I'm always looking for ways to develop as a Jazz artist, to find different ways of using my voice.

I want to talk to the bullied kids of the world. Tell them to hang on, it will get better. Know that an 'Iron Chef,' actors, musicians, artists and all successful people have probably been bullied in their life. And the best part of your life is yet to come. Whatever it takes to live, do it!

When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's called a showcase for a reason.

I was one of the first post-studio artists. I used to do my works in the streets. I used to find them in the streets, and I used to leave them in the streets.

I've never been a representational artist at all. Most artists have been representational. That's when you discover yourself.