Artistic Cooperation Quotes

There should be change - the West should understand our music and culture, and vice versa. With such collaboration, artists can come closer to each other and come to know each other.

I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.

I'm definitely not pushing to find who can I write with or produce with, but of course I'm open to something if it comes up.

I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.

I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction. I've done so many albums where I've been in the studio for 14 hours a day for six months just trying to come up with things on my own. It's a nice change helping other people with their music and not being all about what I'm trying to do myself.

I want to get us out of a place where the veterans are chastising the new artists and vice versa. I think we should all just support each other.

I tend to want to form bands and then create new music within them. Queen was an exception, and we joined forces because it just seemed to work when we played together.

There are some artists that don't like working with other females, which is fine. They have their own thing. I personally love being surrounded by other females.

There's not a lot of ego in the Broadway community. Everyone's out to do well.

The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that.

There are certain people that when they ask you to do a film, you just say, "Where and when?"

I can't tell you how lucky I feel to be able to collaborate with some of my dream producers.

We met Ferg at one of our shows in L.A. She gave us her number. For the song 'Shut Up' on Elephunk, we needed a vocalist. Someone said 'yo, remember that white girl - we should get her in the studio.' Since then, we've become friends. She's one of the guys now, she isn't just a girl.

When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who've had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they're married, or there's a friendship and a kinship.

A lot of what I have always done is do other singers.

I want to collaborate with people and be a part of a creative community.

Having Brian Wilson sing on my album was an unforgettable experience.

It's important that the actor doesn't feel like they're working in a vacuum. If the actor is told, 'Oh, it's a secret; just play it this way or that way,' it's a bit patronising. I think you have to bring the actor into your thinking and explain things.

When artists find other artists that they love to work with, they more than likely will continue to work with them throughout their career.

I read the script. If I like it, I would do anything I am asked to.

I feel safe in saying this, and that is that Peter Weir is without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I'd open a door in a movie for him if he asked me to.

There is nothing deeper than to work for a year with the same artist.

We don't live in an ancient era. Today, collaboration doesn't mean two singers standing next to each other at the mic to sing together.

Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers.

I have some tracks and songs written for future collaboration, and I'm happy to work with artists who have the right voice and taste.