That, to me, is what I feel like is the future. If I have a daughter, if you have a daughter, becoming that ideal where it’s not about your gender; it’s about us being human, being in this together.
BETHANY COSENTINOAdvice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don’t copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.
More Bethany Cosentino Quotes
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I was never really that great at sewing, but I had a good idea of what I wanted things to look like.
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I was looking at pictures of cats laying out on the beach and I thought, “Cats hate water, so why would they like the beach?” But then I realized that cats like to just lay around and lounge and be lazy, and what better place to do that than on the beach?
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I am a true believer that a record should not be a bunch of songs that sound exactly the same.
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I love clothes so much, I always have. It’s awesome to have designers invite me to their shows and openings and send me samples of their work.
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There are a shitload of songs about being in love with someone who doesn’t love you back and I talk about weed and my cat and being lazy a lot.
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I always get pissed that I can’t make my voice sound like someone from the 50s who had a very girly, innocent voice, like Leslie Gore.
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It’s scary when you get to a point where you write these songs that people like, and then you think, “Am I ever going to be able to write something better than that?”
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I don’t think lyrics need to be deep – just write whatever comes out of you. You don’t need to find intense meaning in everything.
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Stevie Nicks has always been my fashion icon, so I wanted to blend her infamous witchy style with the 90s valley girl theme that I was so entranced by as a young girl.
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Making music can sometimes make me a bit restless, so it’s fun when I get to be expressive in another way.
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Touring is definitely work. You’re spending a lot of time in the car and around the same people and it’s not the easiest thing in the world, but it’s better than working a 9-to-5 job or something.
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I’ve always been interested in fashion, and Urban Outfitters presented me with a huge opportunity to pursue that interest.
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As artists and creative people it’s such an important time to be expressive and be empowering and supportive of people. It is a time where I feel like everyone has to be together and say, “Hey, we’re all going to be okay. We just need to work together.”
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Getting to be involved with fashion is one of the coolest things I’ve done.
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It’s very strange that people would consider me a fashion muse but it’s also flattering. I try to just be myself, and wear what’s comfortable and makes me feel good.
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