Quotes About Nonconformity

I always do things that are not the flavour of the season. And that's why people like me.

I don't feel I owe anyone anything.

I've always found success in sort of separating myself from the pack mentality things.

It's always been a conscious thing for us to do whatever will separate us from the pack and make us happy musically.

Genius doesn't always come in neat packages.

I never wanted to be Keith Richards or Jimmy Page.

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean anything to me.

I paint stupid things; that's what I do. I can't think of anything more boring than a really beautiful thing. You have to mess it up. There has to be something a little kinky to keep their attention.

With my face paint on, I don't look like a regular black dude.

There's so much power in the idea of becoming monstrous. I think we see that in the way some women and girls choose to adorn themselves now. They don't care about being pretty or palatable. They paint their lips black, dye their hair green, file their nails into claws.

I think rock should always stay a little bit outside the pale; I think it should remain a little bit dangerous - a little bit ornery, as the Americans say.

My favorite outfit is baggy black corduroy pants and a baggy T-shirt.

Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday.

I am not a team player, including my inadequacies as a parent.

I want people to get from 'Pariah' that it's okay to be you and not to check a box as a parent or child.

I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.

I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.

I don't fit into the yummy mummy box, I'm not a party girl anymore, I'm just me.

I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony. I do not crave security. I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity.

The Valley of Understanding: Here we all choose a different way and different rules to disobey.

Gustavo Solivellas dice: "Seguid a los menos, y no al vulgo" (Petrarca)

Get your coat and ditch the damn sunglasses, I've told you before, you're not Bono.

To be a hero you have to learn to be a deviant — because you're always going against the conformity of the group.

For her fifth wedding, the bride wore black and carried a scotch and soda.