B. B. King Quotes

I never tried to sing like anybody else, fortunately I didn't sound like anybody else. It just happened.

Music should not be a contest, it should be an individual thing that each band is putting out from within themselves.

I don't want to sound like Ross; I don't want to sound like Puff. I want to make my own music: French Montana.

I've never really tried to copy anyone; I like to have my own style.

My style is all to myself.

I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.

Any kind of creativity is not settling down into a happy little space. I don't try to be mellow or anything. I think I have quite... my voice is what it is, no matter what I'm singing, it's always going to sound like me. There's not too far I could go. I sound like myself. I hope that I haven't put any boundaries on anything.

I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to.

A musician should only sound like what they do, and no two musicians sound the same. It's an individual-feel thing, you know?

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.

I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique.

People said when I started, 'Why don't you just copy your father's style?' I had to be myself, singing my songs in my own way.

Maybe I'm not a typical pop star, but I don't think there's a mould for a pop star or singer. You can do whatever you want.

I like to create something that's unique and kind of true to myself and authentic and everything. I don't really like to mirror myself after different artists.

Don't try to guess what it is people want and give it to them. Don't ask for a show of hands. Try your best to write what you like, what you think your friends would like and what you think your father would like and then cross your fingers... The most valuable thing you have is your own voice.

I'm not trying to make beats that are better than somebody else's. I'm trying to make beats that are genuine to me.

All artists are equal when they are themselves.

I think a lot of people try to be someone else, and Young Thug really is who he is. I love his melodies, how he dresses, how he carries himself.

I can't just sing karaoke; I can't do anything to try to sound like other people. I have to find what I naturally sound like and emphasize that.

We don't follow trends; I don't think we even set trends. We just do our own thing. We just do what we love. That's why Arch Enemy sounds like that.

I wasn't trying to sound like anybody else. Basically, I was just experimenting all over the place.

Find your own style, whatever it is. Whatever is inside you, bring that out. I think that's when you have something unique.

The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect that.

My style is unique and it's my own. I do not try to copy or imitate anybody.

One must not imitate what one wants to create.