Natasha Khan Quotes

Art has never been a popularity contest.

People have become less discriminating listeners, which is tragic, really. There's a lot of emperor's new clothes out there, whether they're female or male solo acts. That bothers me. It's hard to break through, and it's like climbing Mount Everest if you actually do.

It always feels good to be a part of something you think could actually impact human beings.

When I create something, it's got to be special, and it can't just be to throw something out there because I feel like I'm Missy.

I'd much rather wait till my material is up to par, in my opinion, than rush it just so I can stay in the limelight a little longer.

I'm not going to release something just because they think it's the next hit. It's not what everyone wants to hear, but that's the way it is.

To add something to the world should be the question, not not adding something to the world.

What I never want to do is start phoning it in and making things just to show that I can keep my foot in the door and do big movies.

I hope we go down in history for being something more than just another famous act that got ripped off.

I'm hungry as an artist to find opportunities to contribute to the world in a more meaningful way than just numbing people through entertainment.

Creativity is not about making 30 songs in 30 days. It's never about demand and supply. No one can possibly do that.

I've always thought, since the beginning of my career, that it was better to take your time and write some good stuff and then go in and not be pushed or forced into just crankin' stuff out, whether it was great or not.

Everything that I do is with a purpose and intent of wanting to make a difference.

I'm not really the type that likes to put out a project just to say I've put it out - I like to make them count.

Creativity for the greater good is where I aspire to be, and I mean that on several levels: of course, working with worthy causes that need support but also not just contributing to the pollution of crap advertising.

I am thankful for the fact that the audience doesn't expect common, run-of-the-mill films from me. But the fact of the matter is that if the subject doesn't hit me hard enough, I will not do it.

I want to be interested in the music I make until I die. That's more important to me than the size of my audience.

Even if I just change one kid's life in my time on Earth, my life is complete. I'll be happy with that. I'll be satisfied with that.

I'm going to make a difference in other people's lives because who I am as a person rather than who I was as a football player.

I want to do anything where people feel I can help make their franchise better and make a contribution.

I do not waste my time writing pot-boilers: the pot must be boiled, and even my pot au feu has some chunks of fresh meat in it. ...I have no time to boil myself down; and anyhow I could not do so and preserve all the necessary nutriment and the flavoring on which the digestibility depends.

We are here to learn, to make a difference and to have fun.

I dont ever want to do anything mediocre. I hear the music in the charts and I dont mean to be rude, but those people have no soul. Learning from music is like eating a meal - you have to pace yourself. You cant take everything from it all at once. I want to be different, definitely. Im not a one trick pony. Im at least a five-trick pony.

I hope that my work helps people - that's the thing that drives me and keeps me going.