Quotes About Authenticity

I'm not a liberal elite who was educated in the northeast, for example, I'm just a kid from Mississippi.

I'm quite an emotional person... I ain't just this Northern brat all the time.

That's what us northern people do don't we? Don't mince our words, just say it how it is.

Sometimes people expect you to be something that you're not or want you to be something that is out of your philosophy, yet they claim they are a fan. Like, 'I'm really your fan, but you should get a nose job!' That's not really a fan.

I've been very honest with the press. The only thing I have ever had done is my nose.

My dread is for my show to be a nostalgia act. So the key to it is how do we keep it fresh?

But I think what makes a band great is that you're not trying to be someone else ever. At no point do you want it to become nostalgic; you never want to be a cover band for anybody.

I started coming into my own at 30, discovering what's important to me, not caring what other people think.

Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. That's freedom.

What rock n' roll was supposed to be about was getting loose, enjoying it, going a little crazy, and not caring how you act or dress.

It's like, 'You're not allowed to change. That's not fair. We like you like this.' But I don't. So let me expand and express myself.

But I do always want to be honest, because if you have something in your head that you would like changed or that you think some way, then, I mean, I'm not going to sit up here and be a robot and lie to you. It's not fair to you, it's not fair to me.

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?

I don't mind someone saying I'm not good enough. It hurts more when someone says you're faking an injury.

With my songs, the question is always, 'Can you pull it off live, alone on just an acoustic guitar?' That's the litmus test. If I can, then it's a song I ought to record. If I can't, it's probably not good enough.

I'm not interested in being liked.

I'm not interested in nostalgia; I'm interested in who I am.

I'm just not interested in selling out to get on the charts and make people happy.

I'm not interested in just being the hot girl. I'm really goofy, and I love laughing, and that's such a big part of who I am.

I'm so not interested in gossip. It just gives me the creeps. I love the work; I love what I do. If somebody sends me an interview that has any connotation of something that's not interesting or genuine, I'm not interested. I really detach myself from it.

I'm not interested in just beautiful girls and beautiful clothes.

I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.

I'm not interested in using my father's death as some touch point for why I've become an actor - it's grossly opportunistic.

All the power to them but I'm not interested in making yet another show that looks like some other show.