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I couldn't believe there was going to be a show called 'Atlanta,' because that's my favorite city in the country. It's where I went to college. I have so many great friends that live there. It's where I discovered that I wanted to be an artist.

Halsey's a really great artist - her voice is great, and she has a really cool message behind her songs.

I'm a better artist and I'm a better person because I'm wiser, and stronger and I know who's hip for me and who ain't.

What I really think about Banksy is I think he's a genius; he's a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he's got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work.

I'm a country artist first and just happen to be on television doing it.

The Grand Ole Opry is an artist, and I am proud to be one of its songs.

It is one of the most validating things for an artist like me, to have people sing along to your songs.

You can only be the great artist for so long - come out with effort after effort that garners all this praise.

For me, the only value a celebrity has, or any artist or actor or anything, is the things that they make, you know?

I'm just an artist. I can only do so much. I can only say so much.

I really like hip-hop and rap; that's my main influence. I really wanna be more of a hip-hop artist.

As an artist I have a thirst for creativity and doing a variety of different roles.

You never hear a country-western station saying 'We have old school artist Willie Nelson in the house.' They say 'We have the legendary Willie Nelson.'

R&B stations don't say 'We have old school artist Ronald Isley in the house.' They say 'We have the legendary Ronald Isley.' But if I come do an interview, they're gonna say 'We have old school rapper Big Daddy Kane in the house.' We belittle ourselves, our music and our culture. It's hard for a lot of legendary artists in hip-hop to overcome.

I like Ludacris; I think that he's a complete artist. I think that he makes great records; I think that he is a great lyricist and at the same time I think he knows how to have fun.

I just think it was because I was known as a lyricist that's what people only wanted to hear that from me. If you're an artist you have to expand, you have to grow.

I feel like the score is a chance for an artist to exercise their voice and augment a film.

It's, 'Honey, where's the peacock outfit? What about my leather pants?' You have to swat them clean with a brush. And when the makeup artist passed out, I had to finish. That's why Todd would have two different kinds of eye makeup on.

I think it's important as an artist to never forget where you're from.

It's weird to me when an artist comes in, and the label says, 'We want him to sound like Chris Brown,' but he says he wants to sound like Sean Paul. There's a huge disconnect - it's like we're making a product.

Nicki Minaj is a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. As an artist, I understand her, and I could see how she could be misunderstood by a lot of people, but she is really passionate about her art, and that's something I really admire about her.