I think if you retire from touring then people think you are retired.
I don't think that I'm a top 40 artist in any way. So I don't think I'm that mainstream.
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
I'm not an artist that has a big, huge radio record that's going to be on BET.
I think some people have this thing where just because you do singles that means you're not a real artist. It's like hold on a minute - I'm selling millions of records here and been streamed billions of times... How can I not be taken as a real artist just because these songs are singles?
Weird Al is not gonna do a parody of your song if you're not doing it big.
In Milan, I'm treated with the respect that doctors receive in America. It's wonderful living where artists are revered.
There's a big difference between doing the odd gig and actually having a record out and your name being on the ticket.
In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god.
Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
