Tracy Chapman Quotes

I'll never try to put on a fake image. I'm just Zac.

I'm trying to be as real as I can and I'm being myself. I'm not gonna create an act.

I am who I am, and I'm not trying to act a certain way that I'm not.

I'm out there to be real, and I think people respond to that. If you have some image that you're protecting, eventually people get sick of it, and I can't imagine living that way for an entire lifetime. I'd rather just be who I am, and that's good enough.

I'm not trying to be something I ain't. That's right. I'm me.

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

I was fortunate that what you see on TV is who I am. I didn't change the way I dress.

You've got to be yourself, and if you're not, you're a phony. It comes shining through if you're not careful.

Artists can be themselves. They don't have to pretend to be somebody they're not.

I think what people respond to is someone being who they actually are.

You have to be yourself. You can't pretend to be somebody else.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

I don't doll myself up for TV because I want people to accept me for who I am.

I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would be beneficial for you. I never made music like that.

I emphasise the following: don't, whatever happens, be anyone but yourself. Don't act anyone else-that would be fatal.

I want to be myself. I want to be as authentic as possible.

The only thing that my fans expect out of me is for it to be natural and not forced. They know me really well, and the moment I start to force something and pretend to be something I'm not, they're gonna pick up on it. They'll literally call me out on Twitter, like, 'Charlie, this is not you.'

I'm crap at pretending to be something I'm not when I'm in my real life.

All I can tell you is I'm going to be myself. I'm not the type of person that is going to develop into some character or come up with some phrase I will always say.

Honestly, you cannot go wrong with being yourself.

To me, being real is being yourself. You know, that's whether you're a pop artist or whatever.

I'm just being P.J., that's the number one thing, I'm just being me. Like I'm not portraying something or acting or putting on something that I wouldn't put on every day in my life or doing anything that I wouldn't already be doing.

I can't put on a facade every time I go out.

I'm not going to pretend to be anything I'm not.