Top 71 Quotes & Sayings by CeeLo Green - Page 2

I'm drawn to the unconventional because I've been drawn unconventionally. I believe that I'm supposed to topple over these false images of what's idealistically beautiful. Because, of course, these intangible qualities are very attractive to women. Sincerity. Sense of humor. Success.

I'm a normal guy at heart. But on stage, they don't pay me for normal.

For me as an artist, the expansiveness of my interests and my influences make me enigmatic. I think any man can be that way - if you love enough interesting things.

To lose my mother just as I'm right on the brink of crossing that threshold over into a career, it was pretty compelling. My entire career is my mother's work, for me.

I'm not trying to emulate or imitate. But I do believe that I embody that spirit from Robert Johnson on up.

I don't even know if hip-hop is music anymore. It's definitely rhythm. It's definitely tempo. It's definitely beats per minute. But it's product. And television is product placement for the most part. It's not passion.

I get a kick out of not being ideal. I think it's awesome. That's entirely the point. And I think my creator is quite a character for letting that be.

I feel like I'm a rock artist. I don't feel like I'm a pop artist. And I'm alt rock. I'm indie rock. I'm punk rock. Because it comes from the pots and pans. It's a lot of me, but I've got multiple personalities.

Predictability is the cousin of death: I don't necessarily want people to see me coming. You know?

Music is a means of spreading the good word and spreading positivity and productivity. Those things speak to me.

I was one of those kids, inner-city youth and finding my way. I made it. I made a success out of myself, surprisingly.