Wyatt Cenac Quotes

It's like, you can't have any fun, and if you do have fun, if you do your own thing, you're considered crazy and should be in a mental institution. Now, that's what I find creepy. I'm eccentric. I am not messed up.

I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

I've never had any problem with crazy people. I like crazy people; I probably am a crazy person myself.

I've always been schizophrenic; I've never been interested in limiting myself.

All artists are crazy.

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

They're never gonna not put you in a box. It's something that they have to do, because nine times out of 10 people don't understand creativity.

I know that whatever I put out, whether people think it's pop or noise or whatever, it's always going to be some kind of a freak or mutation. It's not going to be anything pure that a lot of people will relate to. And that's fine.

I'm a little insane, and I'm going to be a little different. But hopefully, somewhere in there, in that creative arena, something will emerge that is new and different and unique.

Those who see beauty almost too intensely can easily look mad to those who are functioning within the confines of so-called normal life.

I think that all creative people are a little bit nuts.

All art is based on non-conformity.

If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you. Willie Nelson

When I came up with the idea for 'Tuskegee,' I didn't want to be confined by boundaries of age, genre or demographics. I am thrilled with how well this album has been received by people from all walks of life. It is truly living up to the vision we had when we created it.

Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

Perhaps he was a bit different from other people, but what really sympathetic person is not a little mad?

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

I hate the idea that I have to represent any particular section of society; I just write good telly, that's all.

People should be a little loony, Helena. That's the best thing about them.

Though I had success in my research both when I was mad and when I was not, eventually I felt that my work would be better respected if I thought and acted like a 'normal' person.

Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits.

I will give a proof to demonstrate with facts that there are no rules in painting and that oppression or servile obligation of making all study or follow the same path is a great impediment for the young who profess this very difficult art.