Salman Rushdie Quotes

Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.

All I really want to do is things I haven't done. 'I'm gonna put a paper bag on my head and be on the cover of 'Billboard,' see what I can get away with - if they'll let me.' And they let me. And I am literally giggling inside for, like, a month that I got away with it.

Isn't art about breaking rules, about challenging existing systems, isn't it about discovering meaning in things or situations before others see anything in them??

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits.

I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.

I don't care about the rules. In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I'm not doing my job properly.

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

I'm a complete deviant. All creative work breaks new ground.

What people don't realize is that when you start making things outside of the convention of what is normal or good or 'best practices,' you're also shedding some of the baggage that comes with the concept of what a game 'should' be.

Defying genre conventions is instantly a risky move.

I wanted to go so I could learn the rules and conventions in order to break them later on.

We do things differently. You don't have to worry about being part of a particular genre. You just go for it.

All art is based on non-conformity.

An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.

I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction.

I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas. For me to be controversial, I think this is positive.

Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in the art of living.

Every band I've worked with also wants to be countercultural in the sense that they want to feel that they've gone somewhere that nobody else has been.

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.

I love challenging the status quo.

To be able to create fully, it's maybe fine that you learn the rules, but you have to forget and to rebel against those rules.

I think I'm always trying to subvert conventions, and sometimes it's more successful than others.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

Being vital means knowing the rules and being brave enough to break them.