Vic Mensa Quotes

I've always made music from the heart, and that's what I do.

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.

All of my music is honest.

I want that every piece of art be honest, never mind what it is about.

Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music.

The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.

As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

We love a good, hyped sound, but when it starts to sound insincere, that's when I lose interest. I hope that our music, even if it sounds polished, doesn't sound insincere.

I've always felt that if I ever got cynical, I would have to stop making music because I'd just be poisoning the air.

I hope people will find sincerity and authenticity in my music.

It's just about being honest. I listen to a lot of stuff that's out there, some of which I wrote, and I'm like, 'Where is that? Where's the honesty?' So that's what I want to get to in my music now.

As long as I don't have to compromise my art, that's the most important thing. It doesn't matter if I'm famous or not, it's all about the music.

The thing about Sheeran is that he is an incredibly real artist and songwriter. He is not trying to be anybody else other than himself.

Be you. If people like it, great. My music is honest, and it comes from the heart. I have never done anything to become famous.

I just keep it real, and I have written songs from my heart and performed them how they should be performed.

I have always made music with passion, love and honesty.

I want to be unique and original and truthful.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

Sometimes, there's a preconceived notion of how a scene or how a work should be delivered. And I see young performers sometimes try and deliver that, and it's not really true to their voice or who they are.

Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it.

The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.

Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul.