A Quote by Bob Lefsetz

If you're not a successful artist it's your fault. — © Bob Lefsetz
If you're not a successful artist it's your fault.
You must speak the vision of your project in a way that convinces people to pay for it. If they won't pay for it, that is the artist's fault. It is my fault. It is your fault. It is not the executive's fault or the world's.
Now "professional" seems to be whoever you went to school with. It constitutes your nuclear world. And that's the fault of the teachers; it's not the fault of the young artist.
You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that's not becoming to you as an artist, that's your fault.
A couple of days back, I got into a car accident. Not my fault. Even if it's not your fault, the other person gets out of their car and looks at you like it's your fault: Why did you stop at a red light and let me hit you doing 80!
One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.
Oh, I know: If you're fat, let's not blame you, let's sue McDonalds! Oh, for cryin' out loud, hey, if you smoke, not your fault, it's the tobacco company's fault! Hey, if you shoot somebody, not your fault, let's blame the gun industry!
And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse, As patches set upon a little breach, Discredit more in hiding of the fault Than did the fault before it was so patch'd.
If you apologize for something that isn't your fault in the first place, you, in effect, confirm their belief that it is your fault.
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
If the coyote's in your living room pissing on your couch, it's not the coyote's fault. It's your fault for not shooting him.
If you remember your past too well you start blaming your present for it. Look what they did to me, that's what caused me to be like this, it's not my fault. Permit me to correct you: it probably is your fault. And kindly spare me the details.
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
I want to be role model for people to be like, 'I don't need a major label to be a successful artist and to have a successful song.'
It doesn't take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
I have the sensation of doing something good for people, more than being a trendy artist or a successful artist.
That is the true joy of being a solo artist. I can do whatever I want. I can go wherever I want. I can show up with my guitar and my song, and it can sound a hundred different ways. That's the freedom of being on your own. The flipside is: That's you on the cover. If it sucks, it's your fault.
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