Rex Orange County Quotes

There were times in my career when I would try to write songs like Bob Dylan... Artists get hooked up in that. To be a follower, you lose.

The more you see somebody else's version of something, the harder it is to make it your own.

I feel like the point of being an artist is to have your own voice: to do it the way you would do it and not the way anyone else would do it. If you're a strong enough writer, then that voice is going to come out all the time, and I can't stop it from coming out, no matter what I do.

I feel like it's important, especially at young age, to find exactly what it is that makes your style so important as opposed to just trying to fit into the iconic styles of performers out there.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.

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

The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by people. I was influenced by Steve Martin and Bob Newhart and Woody Allen, but I never tried to be someone else. I always tried to be myself. And the reason people are successful is they're unique.

The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.

I have many musical inspirations, but I would really love to just be me. My very own artist.

The great man who gives a true transcript of his mind fascinates and instructs. Most writers suppress individuality. They wish to please the public.

I think this, I think basically I'm not interested in people following my work or making work like my work.

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

I think that, as artists, all we can do is be who we are. I think that if we do that, then we're automatically not anyone else.

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.

Be like Sasha Fierce. Be like Miley Cyrus. Be like Rihanna. Be like Lady Gaga. Be like Rita Ora and Sia. Be like Madonna. I cannot be like them, except to the extent that they are already being like me.

All artists are equal when they are themselves.

I certainly wouldn't want to be a Mini Me of any of the people whose footsteps I've followed in.

In terms of my actual acting, I don't really like to to copy anyone or replicate anything that I've seen.

A lot of artists are aspiring to fill an archetype as opposed to being themselves. Even if they can't quite put their finger on it, fans can tell.

You can filter certain stuff - it depends what artist you are - but you're never going to be true to yourself if you're worried about what other people think.

When I can make music and don't have to think about anyone else's ideas or voice - when I'm making something that only I can make - it feels good. It's nice when you can find a sound that only you can make. No one else can make 'Cosmogramma.' No one else can make 'Until the Quiet Comes.'

I'm just trying to be myself - make music how I make music.

I want to be my own artist and reflect my creativity.. I don't want to be turned into a pop princess; that's not who I am.

You should be able to do you. That's what differentiates an artist from a singer.