Marvin Gaye Quotes

Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

The real deal is always going to win in the end.

I'm the real deal.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting.

I like to have the impression that whatever is happening is true.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original.

Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

We never go overboard and above people's heads. We strive to retain that energy, that spirit we've always had. We feel the more simple and original something is, the better.

I'm all about authenticity.

Be authentic about what you produce and there will always be an audience.

People are tired of the same ol' garbage. They want people that are willing to speak out, speak up, be open and honest with them.

I don't pretend to be anybody else but me.

I want to be unique and original and truthful.

Audiences are embracing more and more unique material. I think they can sense the cynicism when people are just cranking something out to try to ride off the success of something else. I think they can feel it.

Don't try to be original; just try to be good.

Whatever I do might be good, it might be bad, it might be all sorts of things, but it's not mediocre.

With type as with philosophy, music and food, it is better to have a little of the best than to be swamped with the derivative, the careless, the routine.

The true is inimitable, the false untransformable.

Being honest is what counts. To make the ordinary extraordinary is so much better than starting with the extraordinary.

Girl I know it's real cause I've been around it. You only want what's real you just never found it

What is originality? It is being one's self, and reporting accurately what we see and are.

Blackberry Smoke is the real deal!