On the first season of our show, I commissioned a Native American artist to make up, 'cause I'm known for the tomahawk, besides the hair and the leather outfit and the whole thing.

I commissioned this artist to make these silver tomahawks by hand. Larry Sellers, who plays Cloud Dancing on the show, blessed and cleansed them and all.

I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it.

The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up. Being bi-racial, growing up in a big city and being an artist.

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it.

I have never been able to understand the artist whose image never changes.

As I say, I as an abstract artist was active politically.

The procedure was that an artist got a mural and then he would have anywhere from two to ten assistants depending on the size of the mural and how many assistants he needed, or she needed.

For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.

I mean, I don't think I would call Claus to do an album of big band tunes. You know, just like arrangers write for the artist they have in mind; you have to keep in mind if you're going to work with Claus Ogerman. You invite him to do what he does.

I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.

Whatever an artist's personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he becomes historical. He acts from or upon other artists.