Am I R&B because I'm black? Am I pop because I have a song called 'Milkshake'? Or can I just be who the hell I am? Good Lord, people make it seem like we're doing heart transplants here, but we're just making music!
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Related I'd like to say I'm R&B's savior. Whether that's the truth or not, I'm defin... JAMIE FOXX If my life were a song it'd be called 'Here I Am' because here I am - I mean, I'm Th... THIA MEGIA When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's ... MISTY COPELAND My question about my art and my music has always been, 'Am I good, or am I good because?' I&... K'NAAN Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a little difficulty because the pop s... AL JARREAU There are times pop music is the end result when I'm in the studio, but I don't really go in... POST MALONE I'm in R&B/Soul, and I feel like all my music is R&B driven. Even some of the songs that... BRYSON TILLER I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I'm kind of astonished... DAPHNE GUINNESS I'm black because I was born this way. I'm proud of it. Thank God I am who I am. 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ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD The truth of the matter is, I am a black woman, and I am an actor. I don't try to get caught up ... CONDOLA RASHAD I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor. I'm very... SHEMAR MOORE I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a co... JON PARDI I am in the U.K. for inspiration because I'm doing a follow on series to 'The Infernal Devic... CASSANDRA CLARE I'm a fan of FKA Twigs, The Weeknd. I love that kind of ambient R&B. I feel like it's ju... NE-YO I feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am. GISELE BUNDCHEN I'm happier on the runway than I am on the red carpet. Because then I am not being myself. I thi... KATE MOSS I am what I am and I'm a horrible liar. I can't do it. I'm just very candid. 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WILLIAM HURT I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I'... BILLY GRAHAM I just like talking, and I'm really truthful. Sometimes things come out of my mouth, and I think... HAYLEY HASSELHOFF I can't help who I am. I'm just doing what I feel like I should do in my heart. If I was wal... EVE I'm a writer; it's not just what I do, but who I am. BEVERLY LEWIS Hip-hop I never really got really into mainly just because I'm not a big fan of rap. I do like R... CHRISTINA GRIMMIE Because I'm in an adult world and I'm really working, my age is just a number. It's not ... MANDY MOORE I have Tourettes and Aspergers, but Tourrets and Aspergers don't have me. You know, I'm doin... JAMES DURBIN With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels l... ZOSIA MAMET I'm confident in who I am, and I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm just being myself: bein... JUSTINE SKYE I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything. EDDIE MURPHY I'm just basically trying to make music that feels good. Right now in the music industry there... TRISTAN WILDS I love singing. It's who I am. When I act, I take a small part of myself and just magnify it, bu... LAINIE KAZAN There're so many things I want to do, like become more media savvy. I am too lazy. But I'm m... AJAY DEVGAN It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON After all those years in the business, I asked myself, 'Am I really any good? Or am I only good ... JOSEPH ABBOUD People always think I'm taller than I am - not just because of the shoes I wear but because of t... VICTORIA BECKHAM I am the way I am. If you like me because I'm glamorous, so be it. If you like me, because I spe... MALAIKA ARORA KHAN I was quite a successful evangelist. I've had people write to me and say, 'Gee, I'm a Ch... DANIEL EVERETT I think I was only divorced once, and the rest were annulments. Or, maybe not. I can't keep trac... LANA WOOD I mean I like pop music, and I like heavy music and, stuff that I like... the band I've signed o... JAMES IHA I have ADD or something. Even when I am doing something, it's me on the computer, I'm painti... CHARLYNE YI I urge younger artists to know that you don't have to be anything you don't want. You can do... TREY SONGZ If we're karaoke-ing, I'm as likely to do Aerosmith as I am 'Sweeney Todd'. ERIC MCCORMACK I'll make a song with Rick Rubin, a song with Beyonce, a song with Lenny Kravitz. I just believe... JAY-Z I think I'm always adopting a persona. That's how I look at pop music. I don't feel like... ROBYN I can say with full sincerity that I am happy. I'm happy because I'm doing what I love and I... COLUMBUS SHORT I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mea... ALAN SUGAR I now realize that I am a gay man before anything else. Other gays may think they're a Jew first... LARRY KRAMER I'm very drawn to characters who are very flawed. I'm less interested in characters who are ... RACHEL WEISZ I was singing totally jazz then, but when I heard the Beatles and heard the gospel influence and eve... BILLY PAUL I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they&... BECKY G It's weird to make new friends, but we're three seasons in with 'The Exes,' and now ... DONALD FAISON When I meet other parents and they're more 'mumsy' than I am - you know, I don't wan... CECILY VON ZIEGESAR My mind is in another planet behind the blocks. Sometimes I'm up in the blocks, and I'm like... CESAR CIELO I can understand why it takes some people a long time to really be a singer. You have to find out, &... HARRY DEAN STANTON I take it a little bit hard on myself because I'm comparing myself a lot, and that's the kin... NASTIA LIUKIN I just want the fans to be happy, and if they're happy, I'm happy. And yes, most definitely,... JACOB BATALON I think I need to accept the fact that I am where I am today because fans have shared my music illeg... ED SHEERAN The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to b... KELSEA BALLERINI When you're making music, it's meant to be shared with people. Sometimes, even if I'm wr... BENNY BLANCO I just remember falling in love with the old Chris Brown music, where it was, like, that real R&... KEHLANI It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I'm doing things that are more artistic again, more close to the material that I love. I don'... MIRA SORVINO Am I complicated? Nah, I'm interesting. I just like having a good time. GERRY COONEY We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the P... CATHERINE BELL People work so hard, and I want to keep that energy up, and you can spread that if you're the ac... KEVIN BACON I have all the time in the world. I am in touch with the timeless. I am surrounded by infinity. When... DEEPAK CHOPRA Don't forget, I'm 39. I didn't come here just for the money to impress myself. I'm n... JAROMIR JAGR We might not be back. I might be in jail. I might be anywhere. But when I leave, you'll remember... FRED HAMPTON About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN For me, I like to look presentable when I'm outside. I'm not going to come to the office wit... YOON AHN I'm working class. Not because my family have always been skint or because I'm from the grim... IAN WATSON I can say, 'Well, I'm a male. I'm a male human. I'm a medical doctor. I'm an aut... DON MIGUEL RUIZ I'm like, 'Yeah, I could afford braces, but why should I change myself to be what everybody ... BECKY G I'm self-deprecating, but I'm an artist, too. I have to write new songs to chronicle stuff f... STEVE FORBERT It's definitely a struggle to prove yourself just as a good human being. I'm so proud of who... TINA YOTHERS I've said this over and over, but I'll say it a million more times - I'm concerned more ... PATTI SMITH I'm a Cub fan, and I sit up here and I know when we have a good team, I know when we're stru... RON SANTO If your ego starts out, 'I am important, I am big, I am special,' you're in for some dis... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I always feel like I wasn't the best trainer, because I'm really good at teaching people stu... DANIEL BRYAN You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm prou... MARIAH CAREY
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