Do you think of yourself as a musical 'artist'?

[Gank Bass]

I'm definitely borderline artistic, or at least on the artistic spectrum 

[Dood]

Tim Minchin said something about developing his brooding potential. 

[snorkie635]

2 minutes ago, Dood said:

Tim Minchin said something about developing his brooding potential. 

"I wish to make clear, this has nothing to do with me!"

 

[Man.about.Tyne]

Artist. Artiste, whatever..

 

Anyone can call themselves whatever they like and everyone else can laugh at them as they see fit.  If someone has made enough cold hard cash to laugh back then their status as an artist is considerably emboldened.

 

This does, however, lead to a considerable number of artists without much artistic merit.
 

[Owen]

An artist for me is someone who pursues expression within their chosen discipline. 

 

As a bassist I have never seen myself as an artist. I am a craftsman, and I like it.

 

I have recently started wrting and recording my own stuff. I never used to because I could not imagine anything I ever wrote comparing to Zawinul or Corinne BR or Floyd or Ben Folds (only the 5 iteration). I have recently made peace with the fact that the noise I make is the noise I make and none the worse for that. So part of me is exploring that artist side. I have just retired so the world better get ready for my Grey Vanity Project! The advantage of retiring is more time (apparently). The disadvantage is that I no longer have access to the beautifully equiped, ATC packing, control room at work. 

[Martin E]

People who rap all seem to call themselves artists.  

Great self belief always helps I suppose...