Creative Differentiation Quotes

When you listen to my songs, you hear messages and real stories. That's what's setting me apart.

There's no way I can compete with someone who can write rap or rock and roll. Nor do I wish to. But I've always kept up to date with music changes. I worked very hard not to type myself.

I know that starting out as a young band, it's really easy to get lost with bands that sound the same or with the plethora of music that's out there.

When you are pursuing art, it is critical to develop something signature. There are plenty of people who are followers, but it is absolutely necessary to have something that sets you apart.

The 'Doom' thing is to be able to come at things with a different point of view. I decided the mask would just add to the mystique of the character as well as make Doom stand out. I though it'd be an easy way for people to see and differentiate between characters, sorta like when an actor gains weight for a role.

..I wanted to create music that was so different that my mother could tell me from anyone else

I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge.

I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else.

When I read a script, I always - the first question I ask myself is, 'Is there something that I could bring to it that maybe the next guy wouldn't?' Because I've read a lot of very good scripts and thought there are people who could do this better than I.

Lyrically we tried to just not be the same as a lot of the other crap that is out there right now.

I try to do things in comics that cannot be repeated by television, by movies, by interactive entertainment.

Fashion is not art. Never.

The Peas is the mothership you always go to. But when you able to bring something new to the table, it makes you stand out as an artist. I am not chasing the same things as Fergie or Will.i.am.

Branching out to other genres - I think it's why people put me apart from other guitar instrumentalists.

I'm an entertainer first. But I do as a stand up comedian, the way for me to evolve is to make a difference, to make people laugh and learn and do something different. Because there's too many comedians out there just making people laugh. And anybody can do that.