Justin Gaethje Quotes

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

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

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

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 don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that 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'm not trying to be something I ain't. That's right. I'm me.

I like to show that I'm real.

I'm not a guy that's gonna go out there and not be me and be fake and talk a bunch of crap.

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

I'm not too good at being fake or being somebody else.

I think authenticity is the name of the game.

At the outset, I think that one should be natural, not just when it comes to writing but in every area of life. If you try to be something that you are not just to impress others, then it's a rather sad life.

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

I'm not a cheerleader. I'm not trying to pretend to be sweet and then come out and be bad. This is who I am.

It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can.

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

You cannot represent cool. You've got to be cool. You've got to be authentic. I think, after all these years, that is how I define cool. It is being authentic. That is powerful.

I don't try to be likeable. The worst thing people do is present versions of themselves to the world that aren't real.

I try to be myself without being anything different.

I think the most important thing is to be yourself and be genuine and don't try to tell anybody else's story but your own. And if it comes from a genuine place, I think people can tell, and if it doesn't, I think people can tell, and I think that eventually it shows.

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

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

I can't be someone that I'm not. And people can spot when someone's being fake, when somebody's not being real, when somebody's sugar-coating stuff. People don't like that.

I think as long as you're authentic, people will relate to that.