I wasn't pursuing a musical career or anything. It just happened and then it was there. Ian Astbury More Quotes by Ian Astbury More Quotes From Ian Astbury You get paid and you get venerated and worshipped for pretending to be somebody else. Ian Astbury pretendingpaid I do know that there is a difference between artists who are career-driven and artists who have a calling and are just compelled to make music, compelled to perform live, and the business isn't the reason they're doing it. In fact, there isn't really a reason. You just do it. Ian Astbury differencescareersartist We never considered ourselves part of the goth thing. Ian Astbury goth The days are usually filled with nonsense and every now and again somebody flies by the circus to party on your dime. Ian Astbury circusdimesparty What I consider to be the barometer for what is a rock artist and what is not, is somebody who has a certain element of blues, even a hint of soul or blues music, derivative of African-American blues, folk, spiritual, or gospel. Ian Astbury rocksartistspiritual What is the popular image of rock star? A rail-thin, overly-paid, narcissistic, average-talented individual who self-implodes in front of everybody, eternally having a party and who looks eternally youthful? Ian Astbury rockspartystars I admire Chris Martin. Coldplay have made some wonderful records for the genre they're involved in, but I would consider them to be more of a pop act. The music is much more cerebral than it is animalistic. Ian Astbury recordsmadewonderful I think there's a lot of people who are afraid to experiment with clothing because they're afraid to get judged or ridiculed. Ian Astbury experimentspeoplethinking When you look at men's fashion magazines, you see a lot of well-groomed guys in suits, but very rarely do you see a lot of guys in drop-crotch and hoods with high-tops. It's coming, though, because guys in suits and short hair are beginning to look like they're from another time. Ian Astbury fashionhairmen I write all the time. The wonderful thing about having a cell phone is that if I get an idea, I knock it out and it's in my phone and I can transfer it to my computer and go into the studio and bring it up. Ian Astbury phonescellswriting You come out of a working-class environment, you know, working-class kids always put them themselves together because it's one of the only things they had. You had control of your image. Ian Astbury togetherclasskids Peace on earth and good will toward men - that is something we need to work on. Like Nelson Mandela, we should learn from him. Ian Astbury earthmenneeds Usually when I see Matthew [McConaughey] at a show, he'll be down in front with his shirt off with two beers just going mental, lit up and having an amazing time. Ian Astbury shirtsbeertwo I celebrate the spirit of Christmas. It's the winter solstice celebration, rebirth and new possibilities. Ian Astbury celebrationspiritwinter I used to make all my clothes when I was in Southern Death Cult [the first incarnation of The Cult]. I still make things to wear on stage and I am involved with sketching, choosing fabric, cutting. Ian Astbury clothescuttingsouthern I work at my life and I cultivate myself and don't spend six hours in a gym. Some people would say I should but why? Ian Astbury hourssixpeople I think the thing that would interest me would be to appear in a period piece where you'd get to dress in an elaborate costume and say nothing but just look fabulous and have a fancy role. Ian Astbury costumesdressesthinking I have no desire to be a lead actor or anything. I was offered things and occasionally something comes along, but for the most part I'm pretty much, "You've got to be joking, right?" Ian Astbury actorsdesire I like the idea of getting to dress up, like to do a Barry Lyndon or something about the Napoleonic period, the grand army retreating from Moscow. I understand that there's a craft to acting and a lot of people work hard at it. I just know that music is my first love. I love music, I love film, and I love clothes. Ian Astbury first-lovearmyhard-work It's not about mainstream global domination. I make clothes that I can't find. I made a few pieces and Lupe Fiasco bought a pair of trousers I'd made, and a few other artists picked some up. Ian Astbury clothespiecesartist
