Quotes About Authenticity

I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind of cringe a little bit.

A lot of people kind of... conform. I don't want it to sound like I'm saying don't care about championships. That's not my point. But what I'm saying is a lot of people give in to the pressure of, 'I didn't have this; I didn't have rings.'

I love to listen to people talk, especially when they're being really honest and they're not trying to sound any particular way.

I really wanted people just to get to know Solange on my first album, just to establish Solange's sound, just to establish Solange's personality.

Authentic rock and roll is a sound that I've always been drawn to with bands like Brand New and Jimmy Eat World.

I'm so used to talk-show hosts just giving you a sound bite and not really being interested.

My life is not a sound bite.

It's dangerous talking about yourself too much because you find yourself talking in sound bites.

I don't talk in sound bites.

Soundgarden are kind of the masters of writing songs that aren't pop cliches.

There are a handful of Soundgarden songs that work acoustically, but only a couple. It's not who we were.

Whenever anyone sends me a link to a band, saying, 'These guys sound exactly like Soundgarden,' it's always some super simple sludge riff with a singer that sings high and screechy. And it's really awful.

I think the best way to deal with fitting in is to be yourself. It sounds hard, but in the end, it's much easier than pretending to be something you're not.

What I try to do with the accent of any character I play is not necessarily to do something that's generic - an Indian accent and that's how it sounds, for example. I think the accent needs to sound authentic on this person.

It sounds really corny but I think that if you're beautiful inside it shows on the outside, for sure.

Over the years I've learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family; the other is the football player Pele. I didn't want the name. 'Pele' sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese.

It sounds gross to say that I like myself more. But not everyone likes themselves that much. Especially in the comedy world.

I don't ever want to come out with something safe and get away with, 'It sounds good!' It's got to be more than sounding good. The music I like are events.

I got my own sound; nobody sounds like me.

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.

I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog.

I know it sounds corny, but I look for a girl that has a beautiful personality on the inside.

I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.

I just realized the best way to live your life is to just be you, as cliche as it sounds. I grew up trying to please everyone.