Kip Moore Quotes

If I can't be honest with music, forget it.

I'm still trying to keep it original, staying true to my sound.

I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.

The most important thing is that you honor that musical integrity, whether you make music that sounds like ABBA or you make music that sounds like Void.

The whole process of music for me is something absolutely honest and really naked and bare, so I never forced myself to write in French.

That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.

If you pretend to be somebody that you're not when you write songs - and I did that on some of the early Styx albums - nobody cares about what you have to say.

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

I am most proud that I stayed true to the music of my soul.

You look at Michael McDonald and people like that; I think they just tried to write music that was true to themselves. That's our bottom line. Whatever people view us as, I think as long as we try to create good music that will win out in the end.

I am an honest artist.

My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

I always make music that is true to my spirit.

You get a lot of who you are as a musician across through the music you write. If you're writing your own music, then it's important to be really honest.

I'm not the guy that wants to be famous and make loads of money and sell loads of records. I don't want that. I just want to be true. I want to be... I want to serve music. I want to be honest.

When I write a book... it's the same essential approach to music as with books. It has to be something I want to hear or read. Hopefully the audience comes along, since that's the only way you can write righteously. I have to ask, 'What do I want to hear?' not 'What do people want to hear?'

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

The only people who have doubts about the sincerity of my music are people who come to it relatively late, off the back of having seen me in a film. Acting is about being other people, and music is about being myself.

You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs.

How I set myself apart is by creating the sort of real and honest music, which is who I'm also trying to be.

It's not like if I play in big places I won't be happy. But I don't want to start adapting to what's in style to make my music. I want to stay true to my roots, to keep making the music I love, that comes from my soul. And if there are people who want to listen to it, I'm happy.

All of my music is honest.

I think that as long as you stay true to you when you're putting out music, somebody's going to like it.

My whole goal is to be honest and sincere with the music I'm making.

I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.