Andre Benjamin Quotes & Sayings

“When the OutKast sound changed and I started producing my own records, I would mirror what I thought that character doing that music would look like. As the sound got a little wilder, freakier and funkier, so did the clothes. Then when the sound got more sophisticated, the clothes changed again.”

“Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting art in their albums any more.”

“Look at Scottish guys wearing kilts - you could look at them and laugh, but the way they carry themselves, how can you? You can wear some of the weirdest things and be cool. If you believe in it, that's what makes it cool.”

“The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.”

“I rarely drink, I don't smoke, so my vice is probably creating. I'm addicted to creating. And women.”

“Australia is about as far away as you can get. I like that.”

“I've learned that I'm most powerful when I'm doing my art.”

“If you look at old football pictures, the jerseys were hanging, the sleeves were dangling, but now everything is tucked and tailored.”

“I think it's real important to show style now. The majority of style right now is to act like you don't have style at all, so most companies are getting rich off clothes that look torn, clothes that look worn.”

“It's harder to be a success, globally, and be artistic. Harder to have that balance than just to be artistic when nobody understands you.”