I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
I want to be an artist artist, a real artist. I don't just want to do this for temporary money.
Kendrick Lamar is the real deal. He's a real artist, and he's gonna be here for awhile because this guy is seriously talented.
The thing about Sheeran is that he is an incredibly real artist and songwriter. He is not trying to be anybody else other than himself.
Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
I want to be a real artist to consumers. I want to be the real thing for them.
The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it.
Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I.
At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.
You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.
A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.
I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.
What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records.
I did my thing with Jive. I was a national recording artist, but I had run into a wall.
I felt that, in retrospect, there was a time in the late Seventies, after I had a string of hits and successes, as a performer and a recording artist, that I wasn't saying anything.
I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food.
The transition from fan to performer to recording artist, for me, was like learning how to dive... and each board got higher and higher.
I went to college to find myself. That's where I really realized I wanted to be a recording artist and started on the process of figuring out how to do that.
I began my career as a recording artist, and eventually I started directing my own music videos.
