Alan Vega Quotes

People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong.

When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.

The public can only be really moved by what is genuine.

I think honesty is an important thing when writing a song. If you can't sing it with conviction, then no-one else is going to believe it.

I hope that what it comes down to at the end of the day is that people believe that I believe what I'm singing. It comes down to being believable. You don't have to be likeable; generally, though, I think I am.

In my heart, I'm 100% real. You can't pull out nothing in my past that can say I'm not 100% real.

I'm not fake in any way.

Everything is real on me.

I won't sing if I don't feel it, so there's always so much sadness and so much sentiment behind it all.

I deliver my Truth hot and hard.

I would say three-quarters of what I do depends on the sincerity of it. You can croak, but if you croak good, they'll still listen.

Why do a reality show if you're going to be fake?

People can see through crap pretty easily. Just go out there and be comfortable. Be you. Be authentic.

Drake ain't fake.

I'm all about authenticity.

If you don't believe in what you're doing, if you don't feel comfortable, or you're not meaning what you're saying, no matter if you love it or not - you can still connect with a song, but if you don't, I feel like people can easily sniff that out.

Acting means nothing unless it's truth. And honesty.

Authenticity, to me, is something that you feel, and if it doesn't feel authentic, you pick up on it right away.

You can criticize me. You can crucify me. You can love me. You can hate me. Just don't make the mistake of calling me inauthentic, because you'd be a damn liar.

There's this thing about authenticity when you rap, right? Whether or not it's real, it has to feel real.

Authenticity matters; and, most importantly, the truth matters.

We are sometimes stirred by emotion and take it for zeal.

Vehemence without feeling is but rant.

I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I'm truly persuasive.

People can sense when someone is fake or real on TV.