Bethany Cosentino Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Advice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don't copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I am a true believer that a record should not be a bunch of songs that sound exactly the same.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I have personally been affected by women's reproductive health issues, and I will continue to support that cause and spread awareness about it.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I think people assume that whatever kind of music you make is the music you listen to. Don't get me wrong, I listen to tons of pop music and all the music that really inspires Best Coast is very straightforward '50s and '60s pop music, but I've been listening to R&B and rap since I was a kid. I grew up in L.A. It's part of the culture. I listen to anything.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: ca.complex.com
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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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“It's really cool to see how many awesome, badass ladies are out there now just doing their thing and putting their foot down, saying, "Nope. You're not going to tell me I'm doing something women shouldn't be doing." It's a scary time but also I think a really important time. I'm happy to see how much girls are responding to a lot of the other powerful big boys swimming out there right now.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“It's important to stay creative.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I feel one step closer to Beyoncé now that we both have our own clothing lines.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I found all these stupid pictures of cats at the beach, and I was like, "They get it, man. They totally get it."”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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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?"”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“My favorite record of all time is Fleetwood Mac's Tusk. It's made up of a bunch of songs that don't really sound the same, but they all go really well together.”
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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.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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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.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I don't really listen to a lot of 90s alternative indie female stuff anymore, but I loved Liz Phair and Kim Deal when I was younger.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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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.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I like the 50s, party-movie aesthetic of the beach. I'm not really into modern-day beach.”
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“I'm really proud to be a woman making music. Nothing makes me happier than when other women approach me at shows and say, "You've inspired me to start writing music," or, "I feel like we could be best friends." Music is a male-dominated business, so it's nice to see bands with girls in them, and not just a bunch of dudes with beards in flannel shirts.”
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“I'd love to have a shoe line, or a sunglasses line, or a purse line. Who am I kidding, I'd like to have an everything line!”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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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.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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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.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“I don't really pay too much attention to designers, I know what I like and I just try to find it, and I always try to find a cheaper deal because I have a tendency to be a cheapskate sometimes.”
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“I buy most of my clothes online, I just sit around and look at websites and say 'oh that looks cute' - and then I just buy it and hopefully it fits because buying stuff online is always sort of risky.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I went to school for a short period of time to study fashion. I wanted to become a stylist or a designer. I made clothes when I was a teenager that I used to sell online. My label name was "Baby Jesus" - so incredibly stupid, but whatever, I was 17!”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“One of my favorite things as a teenage girl was getting dressed up to go to shows.”
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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.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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“Getting to be involved with fashion is one of the coolest things I've done.”
-- Bethany CosentinoSource : Source: pitchfork.com
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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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“One of the cooler moments of my life was sitting front row at Helmut Lang!”
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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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“We went from being a band that was recording songs in my bandmate's bedroom to a band that's doing extensive touring and had a record on the Billboard charts and everything happened insanely fast, but it's not something that I sought out. It just happened.”
-- Bethany Cosentino
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