J. A. London Quotes

Go to American Apparel; they have all of the colors of socks.

I admire natural, untouched beauty.

While my cousins were gang-banging, I was trying to learn what the Internet was about.

As snap-backs became more popular, I started to search and expand my hat game.

Dressing up, for me, is looking like an idiot.

Gold looks good on my skin, and gold looks good on black people, I think.

A lot of my favorite artists are fashion icons.

I dont have a license, but I do drive.

I own over ninety-five different hats and, over the years, have lost or given away 120 hats. You gain to lose you lose to gain.

I listen to a lot of really old western and country music. Theres a lot of cool stuff in there all the heartbreak of the country darkness.

I like Jeremy Scott, and he has some really dope sneakers.

Shopping at any level is a bit of therapy for my medulla oblongata.

In high school, I always dressed to impress the girls.

A lot of my friends inspire my style, and they dont even know it.

I focus a lot on my voice because I want it to be an instrument as well. I want my voice to add color.

Brooklyn for twenty years, Ive learned that there is always someone better than you at what you do.

The Internet is a very powerful tool; unfortunately its starting to get a little saturated.

I like to wear a lot of one-tone color outfits - same color trousers, same color shirt.

I am international. When I put out my second mixtape, we did four tours and a tour overseas.

I keep a creative group around me.

I find it soothing, the thought of a movie theater.

Im gonna walk super, super slow to when I turn 40 or something. To me, walking and floating slow represents how wealthy you are!

Im a big fan of pop music - I think Marvin Gaye was pop music; things like that.

I always tell myself, When Im working on my record, I wont cut my hair. I get so focused on the music that Im not really going to the hair shop and getting cut up. I just have one thing to focus on.

I admire traveling; I appreciate it a lot.

I love N.Y.C.! I cant think of any individual that hates New York.

I went to school for marketing for one year before I dropped out of college to make music.

Ive got to get my real skills up; like, I got to get my skills up, cause in case of a crazy catastrophe, I might have to learn how to swim.

I love an art-school girl. I mean dont we all?

I never go black tie. I never grew up wearing ties or bow ties or anything.

Growing up as a city kid is a joyous time!

Europe were kind of the first ones to embrace my music; the kids from around the way would come out to my shows and really enjoy it.

I went to Texas a few times for gigs and adopted the cowboy look. Every man, at some point in his life, goes through a cowboy stage - everyone! Well, at least everyone that I look up to!

I connect to SpongeBob in a way; like, thats the homie. He can chill on the corner with me.

Billie Jean was a negative dance song, and that was one of the best dance songs ever.

I started getting emails from Anna Wintour inviting me to her dinners. It was just surreal.

I want to change the color of Starbucks from green to red. Whose job was it to say, This is going to be green? I want that to be my job.

I didnt grow up drawing runway models and deciding what they should wear.

I take references from the past and flip them.

I dont want to be easily defined.

I love fashion week. It has great energy and vibe.

I dont want no mail. Send me a Facebook message.

I am more into guys fashion, but Im inspired by womens fashion in a weird way.

I feel I have so much more to deliver than music.

I can't wait until I touch the stage, I'm going to catch the spirit and lose my mind.

You want everything to go right. You've just got to let yourself be free and have good energy.

Dior jeans are one of my favorites.

I'm pretty brand-less. If I wear a brand, then you can't tell. I'm not about the logos.

I played a little bit of everything. I got Ace of Bass, hip-hop songs, and dance hall [music].

Whatever I receive from a higher power gets me pumped, which gets the crowd pumped, which gets me more pumped, and then we're just pumped up.