Artists like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga have more sway over popular minds than a politician. Drake Bell artistbiebergaga Change image and share on social
Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown. Kiki Smith artistgivelive Change image and share on social
Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I'm not saying artists can't be leaders, but that's not the job of art, to lead. Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte - there are artists all through history who have become leaders, but that was already in them, nothing to do with their art. Talib Kweli artartistbelafonte share on social
Artists, musicians, scientists - if you have any kind of visionary aptitude, it's often something that you don't have a choice in. You have to do it. Patti Smith aptitudeartistchoice Change image and share on social
Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art. Charles Saatchi artartistbuy Change image and share on social
Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. It's therapy. Erykah Badu artistcrystallizeexperience Change image and share on social
Artists need support, time and money to develop their ideas, and if people rip stuff off, you don't have to be that brilliant to figure out that you're ultimately going to affect the end product. John Polson affectartistbrilliant Change image and share on social
Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think. Mark Millar artistgoodintention Change image and share on social