I was very into making the Big Artistic Statement - it had to be innovative; it had to be cutting edge. I was desperately keen on being original.
My style statement is to be myself! Because if you try to imitate someone else, you will end up feeling uncomfortable.
Don't worry about what's cool and what's not cool. Authenticity is what's cool.
I think it's important to be yourself and not try and emulate someone else's look.
My goal is to not fit in. My worst nightmare is being the baby version of another artist.
You have to definitely be yourself in order to stand out.
Don't try too hard to be something you're not.
So many artists try to be something that they're not.
All I can tell you is I'm going to be myself. I'm not the type of person that is going to develop into some character or come up with some phrase I will always say.
I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to be anyone else.
Don't try to fit in or stand out - just be yourself.
You have to be yourself. You can't pretend to be somebody else.
I've tried singing like somebody else, and it never worked for me. The only thing that has ever worked for me was me being me, so either you love it or not.
If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you. Be just a little ahead of them.
Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
You cannot just be the feature act, not that that's a bad thing, because that's a good thing, especially nowadays. But as an artist, you want to express yourself and you want to know what you want to express.
You should definitely stay true to your own style.
All my life, I wanted to sound like myself. I never wanted to sound like anybody else.
