I think musicians are perfect at knowing how to get the best out of other musicians. I can really relate to that communion. ADRIA PETTY BestKnowingMusicianOutPerfectThinking
Something respected, was the most important thing to do with your life. ADRIA PETTY ImportantLifeMostRespectedSomethingThing
100 percent, my whole life. I went to school, I did music theory, ADRIA PETTY DidHundredLifeMusicPercentSchoolTheoryWhole
As a kid, I wasn’t given the sense that celebrity, or fame or any of that, ADRIA PETTY CelebrityFameFieldImportantKidsSense
Was something to be impressed by, or to seek out. It was always impressed upon me that making something well crafted ADRIA PETTY CraftedImpressedOutSeekSomethingWell
I’m pretty committed to being a filmmaker because it incorporates everything I love: music, art direction, story, and you know – everything. ADRIA PETTY ArtCommittedEverythingFilmmakerIncorporateLoveMusicPrettyStories
And I try to preserve whatever’s of value and achievable in their idea. ADRIA PETTY AchievableIdealPreserveTryValueWhatever
I’ve never made a video where I didn’t talk to the artist before I wrote the treatment. ADRIA PETTY AugustBeforeMadeneverTreatmentVideoWrote
Basically, I enter into it knowing we are collaborators. ADRIA PETTY BasicallyCollaborationEnterKnowing
Otherwise they’re not going to feel great when they’re up there miming it. ADRIA PETTY FeelGoingGreatMimingNot
My process in making a music video is pretty much a formula of talking to the artist. ADRIA PETTY ArtistFormulaKnowingMakingMusicPrettyProcessTalkingVideo
I did voice training and piano lessons, and while I was a decent musician. ADRIA PETTY DecentLessonMusicianPianoTrainingVoice
I try to bring musicians into the logistics of filmmaking. ADRIA PETTY BringFilmmakingLogisticsMusicianTry
Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren’t actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them. ADRIA PETTY ActorClipmakerMusicianResponsibilityUltimatelyWho
