Jidenna Quotes

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.

I always wear my hat backwards. That way, people can see my face.

And whenever I'm in a situation where I'm wearing the same as 600 other people and doing the same thing as 600 other people, looking back, I always found ways to make myself different, whether it be having a red lining inside of my jacket, having red shoes, it hasn't changed.

I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.

Clothing is so much a part of who we are; that's our way of expressing ourselves.

Fashion in the mid-'90s was too easy. Artistic culture was very earnest, so I was flamboyant and dangerous. I wanted to be seen as more than an outline, so I used fashion to say that for me.

I dress differently, I don't conform to what golf is supposed to be.

Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.

I can wear a hat or take it off, but either way it's a conversation piece.

I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.

Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.

So for me, fashion was about standing out as an individual - and it helped me get the attention that most people try to get with publicity stunts or by doing other crazy things. But I just let the attention come to me naturally, and I think some of that has to do with my fashion.

Texas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.

I don't care what anybody else is wearing. I feel like they're all waiting to see what I have on. If you really want to know the truth, that's what I think. They're waiting to see what I'mma do next.

I like to express myself through the clothes that I wear.

The way I choose to dress, I want to influence other people around me, I suppose.

In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.

I mean, I'm pretty good in real life, but sometimes people seem surprised that I'm like a normal teenager and wear black nail polish and I'm just a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.

I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.

Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.

To me, fashion is ceaselessly fascinating because it is an expression of self.

I can never be anonymous - especially when I walk round looking like this; especially when I take so much trouble not to be anonymous, right?

You should dress so that somebody remembers you.

It's important to have a good sense of style that sets you apart, so you're not just forgotten after somebody meets you.

I always thought it was a trap to fit into ideologies, and maybe that's a luxury position, but my work is a reflection of my being here. My being here is not a reflection of an idea.