Peter Marino Quotes

Don't just rehash what came before. Find new things to do with it, in your unique voice.

Always be different; don't follow the rules. Don't do what anyone tells you. Don't use the same sounds as people; don't use the same drums as people.

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

I don't have to play by these rules or do these things... I can actually have my own kind of version.

I like more the fact that I like to think out of the box. Thinking out of the box goes along with dressing out of the box and living out of the box.

Innovators and creative geniuses cannot be reared in schools. They are precisely the men who defy what the school has taught them.

I have created a life by stepping out of the box of people's limitations. I call it zigging when others are zagging.

People are imitative and imitation is bound to be unintelligent. They want to do exactly the things which others are doing. That destroys their freshness. Do things in your own style; live your life according to your own light. And even if the same situation arises, be alert to find a new response. It is only a question of a little alertness, and once you have started enjoying... and it is really a great joy to respond to old situations always in a new way, because that newness keeps you young, keeps you conscious, keeps you non-mechanical, keeps you alive.

There's a large opportunity for Bon Iver to be a special thing, even from a business standpoint - just trying to do cooler things. Every band sells t-shirts and plays certain auditoriums, but I'm sick of being like everyone else, because I'm not.

In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.

I'm not following anybody's tracks, I'm making my own baby.

The educator should do anything but advise the child to do what everybody does. He should rather rejoice when he sees in the child tendencies to deviation.

Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.

Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.

Somebody can say they don't understand why somebody drifts. But I've always found people who drift interesting, 'cause it shows me the game's not stagnant in their own head. They're thinking.

I like to do something different that people don't expect. That's what I've always been about, in everything I do.

Don't look at all at what other people are doing. Think of what you're doing as completely fresh because if you imitate you're dead.

I love when people have their own creative vision, when a person stands out and tries different things.

Discover your own style. Don't try to repeat what has already been written - have the courage to do your own thing and don't be afraid to do something different.

The American people ... have a stake in con-conformity, for they know that the American genius is non-conformist.

Trends are dangerous; you will fail if you design for them. You cannot follow the work of others. I have my own DNA, my own formula. I always stay true to myself and to the brand.

A lot of times, the people who have the confidence to say, 'I don't know what the rules are, so I'm just going to do what I want,' are the most exciting people.

I love finding ways to make familiar characters into someone unique.

I'm a little insane, and I'm going to be a little different. But hopefully, somewhere in there, in that creative arena, something will emerge that is new and different and unique.

You have to be unique in your own ways and the ways that you play to find a way to win. You can't always go with the trend that's going on. Sometimes you have to create the trend yourself and be confident in it.