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I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second. ERYKAH BADU I want to learn - there's so much I have to learn about what it takes to be a recording artist, ...
JAMES WOLPERT I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totall...
RAEKWON
I'm not trying to become a pop artist, and I'm not trying to make sure I stay a country arti... SAM HUNT I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food.
KELIS I hadn't been a recording artist all that long when albums came on the scene, and I was one of t...
MEL TORME I want to do musician things and start making this my life. I want to learn - there's so much I ...
JAMES WOLPERT I've been recording audiobooks for more than 30 years. I've recorded over 500 titles on all ...
BARBARA ROSENBLAT I'm not looking to be an artist to make money. I'm looking to be an artist.
ESTER DEAN I'm on a mission to make people aware that I'm not a solo artist. I'm sometimes challeng...
TIM CROUCH I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.
ABBIE CORNISH I'm a binge writer. I work in the music business fulltime, in artist management and developing s...
RUTA SEPETYS I'm more lost when I'm not on tour. I'm in a bit of a muddle at nine o'clock - '...
RONNIE WOOD My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only pla...
JULIANA HATFIELD I am a psychology major, hoping to go on to grad school someday and become a therapist or counselor.
LISA MENDENHALL I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime.
AUSTIN CARLILE I know I haven't always done things the right way. I'm just trying to reflect on how to make...
NAYVADIUS CASH
Sour Patch, Swedish Fish. I love candy, man. I can't go without candy. And when I'm recordin... TYGA
What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by ... CHUCK D
I just kinda like playing. I don't necessarily go on tour to promote my albums. I'm on the road all ... DAVID SANBORN When I embraced the rock hat, when I put it on two or three years ago, when I realized I'm gonna...
GLENN HUGHES
I recently discovered Artkive, a wonderful app that allows you to archive your child's artwork a... IVANKA TRUMP
I don't like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact, because I'm an... DAVID FRIEDMAN Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'l...
DENISE RICHARDS Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but conce...
KAILASH KHER I'm an artist, and I'm a bit weird, and I'm probably a bit eccentric.
FKA TWIGS Traditionally the show must go on which is a stupid thing to say, but that in a nutshell is what'...
KERRY KING I'll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums.
BRANDY NORWOOD
I think I'm a fun flatmate. I'm always cheerful. I go on tour with my band so it's 12 pe... ZOOEY DESCHANEL
I like to make the best of what I have. I'm not a supermodel, clearly. I'm not a makeup arti... VICTORIA BECKHAM
I've made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I've made two real stinkers in my time... DAVID BOWIE
I hope someone thinks I sing good. I'm always working hard to sing better. I sound the way I sou... LUKE BRYAN I'm no snapshot artist. I make very careful choices always, even if I'm using a 35mm camera.
RUTH BERNHARD
I'm never going to retire and say, 'This is it. This is my last show.' I will not go on ... DAVID CASSIDY I do play drums when I'm on tour.
NORMAN WISDOM When you make albums like I do, and it's based off fanfare and based off touring - I make these ...
PUSHA T Skylar is my first name and Astin is my middle name, and my real last name is Lipstein. When I was 1...
SKYLAR ASTIN Back in I want to say 2011, Taylor Swift was on her 'Speak Now' tour. She was kind enough to...
CHARLIE WORSHAM
I only toured for three months. As soon as I got off [tour], I was just dying to start recording, be... AVRIL LAVIGNE
I only toured for three months. As soon as I got off \[tour\], I was just dying to start recording, ... AVRIL LAVIGNE I basically say I'm on tour all the time, because one tour goes into the next.
NATALIE MACMASTER On a personal note I want to gain more confidence and give back in any way I can.
SKYLAR LAINE I've taken singing lessons since I was young, just to work on technique.
SKYLAR LAINE
I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do. MOS DEF
When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?' NIKKI SIXX I'm just kind of taking whatever life gives me and hoping that I make the right decision.
AMY SMART What? You now have become the first recording artist I've ever sat across from who said, 'I wanted t...
MATT LAUER
I'm an artist, but I'm also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard. JESSIE J
The same way you can see me sit at a table in a movie and be six different people, the mother and th... EDDIE MURPHY I tour a lot and interview a lot. I'm on the Internet and doing stuff. I go out and promote. I&#...
AL JARREAU
The way to judge a new artist is by listening to their albums and gauging the progress that they mak... BIG BOI I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
NANCY SINATRA I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego t...
MICHAEL HUTCHENCE I've never been on a paperback tour before, you know, because usually you go on tour when a hard...
HECTOR TOBAR
I'm nocturnal when it comes to recording - I'm just more creative at night. BIG BOI
I'm the one in the band that said I'm not going on tour unless we do a record. EDDIE VAN HALEN
I've made music for grownups most of my life as a singer/songwriter - often with my band, Nine S... LISA LOEB Then I remembered I was back on tour, and it was time to screw up. The old habits just don't seem to...
ANDREW MAGEE
I want to solidify as an artist and show that as I grow as a person and make mistakes and learn from... EMINEM I'm kind of obsessed with food. I like to eat. When I tour, it's like, well, like a food tou...
AZIZ ANSARI If they can go out and buy my albums, I can at least make the sacrifice to holler at the few people ...
FLO RIDA I play golf just about every week. I'm playing on the Senior Tour now - super seniors - I'm ...
CHARLIE SIFFORD
In the beginning of Audioslave, I was very honest. I said, 'We make great albums and write great... CHRIS CORNELL I'm probably not going to develop to a final state as an artist. Like, become better and better,...
GARY HUME Album sales have collapsed, with few artists making money from albums; touring is more lucrative. Bu...
GARY NUMAN
Art is basically communication, and I think everyone who's a music lover has had that experience... CONOR OBERST I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who thi...
PARMINDER NAGRA I remember the first time I was booked into a jazz club. I was scared to death. I'm not a jazz a...
RICHIE HAVENS
I do pay performance royalties on others' songs I perform live, but I'm not recording these ... PRINCE Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think...
BRIAN SETZER I'm not a big reggae dude. I have maybe two other reggae albums.
DAVE WILLIS
I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside ... DAVE MATTHEWS I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.
LEO KOTTKE
I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying ... ARETHA FRANKLIN I'm a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.
DAVID ORTIZ
I'm just having fun. I go in the studio, and I have no idea what I'm going to do, what I'... MARTIN GARRIX
I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don't drive, I wouldn't mind... ASAP ROCKY
I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna ... ETTA JAMES
My job of being a musician in a recording studio has nothing to do with being a musician being on to... MOBY I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
TAYLOR DAYNE I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner.
PITBULL
I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I'm so excited because I always sec... CHARLIE PUTH
I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artis... MIKA
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things m... LORD ACTON
Dre's from Compton, I'm from Brooklyn, and we both wanted to make a better life for ourselve... JIMMY IOVINE On every album I've put out, I've put diverse Canadian songs on it. They're not provinci...
STOMPIN' TOM CONNORS But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest t...
VANESSA MAE When I'm working, I'm insufferable because I get stuck with myself, and suddenly I become ob...
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU
You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. “I had to come back early.” Sh...
LISA KLEYPAS I'm a tattoo artist, and I went to school to paint, and I started writing and getting published.
DAVID LABRAVA
I'm a human being, I'm a friend, I'm a mom, I'm a writer, and I'm an artist. I d... PATTI SMITH
The art is what can't be put on a timeline. You can't say, 'Well, I'm going to make ... STURGILL SIMPSON I make hats. I'm on a hat frenzy. I'm on my eighth and I love it.
AMANDA SEYFRIED
There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't fe... EDDIE VAN HALEN I'm always ready for the enemy to come over the hill. I'm packed and set to go. That comes f...
JAMES BLUNT I have to prioritize: father first, and then a pastor and a recording artist and entrepreneur. I try...
MARVIN SAPP
I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes. FRANCISCO COSTA As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn i...
ELIZA DOOLITTLE I'm in this really cool place in my career, where the stage I'm on that night, whether it...
CHARLIE WORSHAM
