David Bailey Quotes

I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.

I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.

I think that my father would find it so confusing that people want to imitate him. Not because he didn't have confidence in who he was, but because he never imitated anybody. He was his own person.

Don't be a blueprint. Be an original.

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

I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

I think most people don't like others who, without a voice of their own, emulate the other. I certainly don't want anybody just to pick up my thoughts and hand them back to me.

The most daring thing is to be yourself and to do exactly what you want to do at that point in time and not to be worried with what other people are doing or what's popular.

What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower.

I get a kick out of not being ideal. I think it's awesome. That's entirely the point. And I think my creator is quite a character for letting that be.

I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal.

That's that Dungeon Family ethos: being able to reinvent yourself, stand out and stand alone. Having your own character and having your own image, no matter what they say about you. I want to show my versatility and how diverse I am, how I approach the track, my rhythm, my melodies. It's something different.

I like to do something different that people don't expect. That's what I've always been about, in everything I do.

Don't look at all at what other people are doing. Think of what you're doing as completely fresh because if you imitate you're dead.

I've got nothing very original to say myself.

I never tried to sing like anybody else, fortunately I didn't sound like anybody else. It just happened.

Maybe I'm not a typical pop star, but I don't think there's a mould for a pop star or singer. You can do whatever you want.

My goal is to be weirder than everybody else and hope that no one stops me. So far, no one has.

I don't follow trends. I just do what I like doing.

I wasn't intentionally trying to be different, but that was an element of what I naturally do that happened to be unique enough to spark a curiosity for people.

My style is that I have no style.

I think my brand is just being authentic and being me. Everybody goes right, I go left.

I don't get inspired by too many people because I like uniqueness. I'm a unique dude.