Patti Smith Quotes

We put everything we had into this record, just like we do with every other record that we make.

I don't try to be difficult. I just care so much about these albums that I get crazed sometimes when I'm making them.

I take my fun very seriously, whether it's playing the drums or acting in comedy bits. The need to be disciplined about it, and not take it lightly, and not be too casual, is something I take deeply to heart.

Everything I involve myself with is an extension of me, so I take everything super seriously, from the music to the shows. That's the only way to do it.

I have an obsession for quality.

I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?

I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.

Of course, every artist has 'minor works' that they do, but I don't think I have any 'minor disciplines.' Each discipline I approach as a major undertaking that I put my whole self into.

If you wait this long to put an album out, you'd better be sure you tried your best.

I take my craft very seriously.

Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do. You want to be focused on it.

I have an intensive relationship with the thing that I'm working on, and I hope that comes through. It's better for me to not worry about the things I can't fix once they're done.

I'm a perfectionist, and I'm not going to let the world hear a record until it's ready.

Quality is everything to me, and I perfect everything I do.

Whatever I'm doing, I try and keep the quality very high.

You have to be a professional in every single thing you do.

I have always believed in quality work.

It's like... to make a good record - I don't care who you are - it takes a long time and a lot of passion and a lot of attention to detail, right?

I've always given attention to detail. I've always given my heart and soul into a lyric, into a line.

In my field, you either want to be great or you shouldn't be doing it.

I take my craft seriously.

I don't want to do anything halfway. It has to be perfect.

If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.