Art Quote by Buffy Sainte-Marie

There is a sly double meaning in "we're hooked" that gives Buffy Sainte-Marie's line its punch. On the surface, it's the language of enthusiasm: discover the tools, fall in love with the craft, keep making work. Underneath, it's also the vocabulary of compulsion and capture, the same word you might use for addiction, bait, or an algorithm that won't let you look away. Sainte-Marie has always been alert to systems that shape behavior, so the phrasing lands as both invitation and warning.

"Vast variety of tools and features" frames creative software as a frontier: abundance, possibility, a palette that promises to democratize artistry. But the sentence quietly shifts agency. The artist "explores" at first, active and curious; by the end, "we're hooked", passive, caught. That arc mirrors how creative tech often feels: you start chasing freedom and end up adapting to the program's logic, presets, and upgrade cycles. The "great programs" also carries a faintly promotional gloss, as if the software has earned reverence that used to belong to the artist or the tradition.

Context matters. Sainte-Marie spans eras of analog craft and digital experimentation; she witnessed technology move from specialized studios into everyday life. Read that way, the quote is less starry-eyed endorsement than a compressed cultural observation: tools expand what art can be, while also training artists to need the tool. The real intent is to name that seductive trade-off without moral panic, just a knowing wink.