Corey Hawkins Quotes

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

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.

One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.

I think the illest thing about Wiz Khalifa is how true to himself he's always been, and I miss that from artists. Nothing about what he does ever felt like he was reaching to be something that he wasn't.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

I don't feel like I need to tell any lies. You get to an age where you get tired of hiding behind whatever people think is correct. You just say what you have to say, and if they don't like it, it's OK.

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.

All of my music is honest.

I don't speak out of place, but if you ask me, I will definitely speak the truth. Also, my opinion is my opinion. I don't feel the need to force anybody to agree or disagree with me. But if you ask me, I do feel it's important to speak with confidence about my feelings about whatever the questions are.

There's nothing fake about me. And I think there are some people that appreciate that. Even if they hate me, they appreciate the fact that I'm 100 percent authentically me.

I don't pretend to be anybody else but me.

I want to be unique and original and truthful.

Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has.

The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.

Whatever your secret, live your own truth; life is too short.

Good or bad, do it as you. Too many lies and there's no truth to go back to.

To express yourself as you are, without any intentional, fancy way of adjusting yourself, is the most important thing.

Fleetwood Mac has been pretty truthful. Open about what we do. We've always done it from the inside out. Versus being pressured from the outside and changing the inside. And that's our story.

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.

Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.

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.

Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

I am an honest artist.

It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real people.

Life would be so much harder if I had to lie about who I was.