Theophilus London Quotes & Sayings

I like connecting with people through technology. — Theophilus London

DMX wasn't checking what his fans were saying to him on Twitter or Facebook. Jay-Z is on a boat in Saint-Tropez. I'm hands-on. Girls write to me like I'm their diary. That's a huge responsibility. I don't take it for granted. — Theophilus London

I'm not really good at skiing or snowboarding, or swimming, per se. — Theophilus London

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

The Internet is a very powerful tool; unfortunately it's starting to get a little saturated. — Theophilus London

I've made sure to always update my web properties constantly - Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, my Hypebeast blog ... making sure I divided content across all of them to keep each outlet fresh to keep people coming back. — Theophilus London

If I walk into a store, I'm going to buy the best jacket or the best item in the store, hands down. — Theophilus London

I collect different game hats, like Syracuse Women's Volleyball; I have a Navy Basketball hat. They're all vintage but in new condition. — Theophilus London

I'm not on a record like some rapper trying to boast about my clothes or where I'm from. I'm creating stories, experiences, the way places make me feel, the way a person makes me feel. — Theophilus London

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

I like to keep a uniform - wear a blazer, try to keep the same colour pants; very tailored, very fitted but still edgy. — Theophilus London

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

Shout-out to my dad - he influenced my style when I was 17. — Theophilus London

I love N.Y.C.! I can't think of any individual that hates New York. — Theophilus London

I'm trying to fuse popular and commercial music and just make very creative music. It's popular music: it's everything for everybody. — Theophilus London

I love to hear a cool ambient sound at runway shows. It creates a good energy. — Theophilus London

I feel I have so much more to deliver than music. — Theophilus London

To me, my brand is luxury, it's art, it's women, it's raw, it's urban. — Theophilus London

I have a personal barber, Mister C. He lives in Brooklyn, but he travels with me. He used to cut Lady Gaga's hair, but he fired her to work for me. — Theophilus London

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. — Theophilus London

I collect a lot of clothes when I travel around the world. — Theophilus London

I love to see the rarest movies, the most talked-about movies and documentaries. I read all the reviews and compare them to see if it's worth going! I have a secret movie critic blog I have shown no one or promoted, and I intend to keep it that way. — Theophilus London

When you're a kid, you're only exposed to what's going on in your mind. The mind is like a bigger-than-outer-space type of thing. — Theophilus London

Do not fear the digital world, it will not kill us all. — Theophilus London

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

You gotta learn your body, how clothes fit on you. — Theophilus London

Brooklyn for twenty years, I've learned that there is always someone better than you at what you do. — Theophilus London

Twitter is essential to me because I wake up and check it religiously. It's a way I communicate with my fan base. — Theophilus London

There were times when I was just listening to albums for the hype of it. Some albums, I would just put it on in my car, and me and my friends would just drive, that we'd wild out to, get arrested to. — Theophilus London

I believe your atmosphere and your surroundings create a mind state for you. — Theophilus London

I remember in the fifth grade my dad would take me to Manhattan to shop for clothes. — Theophilus London

I can pull off anything; I have the height and the attitude. The only thing I can't wear is a leotard, but I can wear anything else. — Theophilus London

Just because 50,000 people on the Internet know me, I'm not patting myself on the back at the end of the night. — Theophilus London

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

My signature style is super uniformed. I like black pants, black blazers, and boots. — Theophilus London

What I sell is the higher knowledge of knowing what's next and not following the trend of what's now. — Theophilus London

Dior jeans are one of my favorites. — Theophilus London

I went to Brazil in 2010 and pretty much did songs about that trip. I was there just to hang out, chill with the people, and feel the vibe. It was great - tons of great women, great skin, good beaches. Can't complain; the food is great. — Theophilus London

I love an art-school girl. I mean ... don't we all? — Theophilus London

I listen to a lot of really old western and country music. There's a lot of cool stuff in there ... all the heartbreak of the country darkness. — Theophilus London

On my early trips to London and Paris, in 2009, I started to shift to more wide-brimmed felt hats similar to Borsalinos and Stetsons. — Theophilus London

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

I always tell myself, 'When I'm working on my record, I won't cut my hair.' I get so focused on the music that I'm not really going to the hair shop and getting cut up. I just have one thing to focus on. — Theophilus London

We're a fast-moving, needy species. — Theophilus London

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

My favorite brand I have ever artistically collaborated, entertained, and supported over the years is the huge house that Coco Chanel built: Chanel. — Theophilus London

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. — Theophilus London

I want to produce the best popular music I can. — Theophilus London

I hate writing texts to girlfriends because you can't really see emotions in texts. You can get confused on what she says. — Theophilus London

I didn't grow up drawing runway models and deciding what they should wear. — Theophilus London

To me, my style is comfortable. — Theophilus London

If you show you're human and have something to say, people will connect with you. — Theophilus London

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

It leaves a good legacy to have five records. — Theophilus London

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. — Theophilus London

I always imagined how cool it would be to be the face of a Gap campaign! — Theophilus London

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

I'm a big fan of pop music - I think Marvin Gaye was pop music; things like that. — Theophilus London

The Gap has always been an iconic, go-to brand that reminds me of my childhood. — Theophilus London

I like to revamp things; like, I make to make things better in my eye, but I don't put out own lines ... I just collab with my favorite brands. — Theophilus London

Hip-hop is like underground. I don't know if hip-hop exists anymore. I don't know if it does. — Theophilus London

To wake up in the morning and just know what I'm going to wear, it helps me get out of the house faster. — Theophilus London

Punk music is rebellious. — Theophilus London

I don't have a license, but I do drive. — Theophilus London

I wanted to only collab with women for 'Lovers Holiday.' — Theophilus London

I've 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. — Theophilus London

People are always looking at their phones and computer. It's the first place people turn in the morning and where everyone's keeping in touch and getting their news. — Theophilus London

Style is a form of expression! It's what makes your character your character, to put it in laymen's term. — Theophilus London

I can't really change for a climate. I've got to be Theophilus London in any weather. — Theophilus London

Let's see: I'm into a whole bunch of different people - Alexander Wang ... that's my dude. — Theophilus London

Creating the album 'VIBES' has been the biggest life lesson I have ever learned. — Theophilus London

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

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

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

I'll buy an old jacket and attach gold buttons and a couple royal patches. Or I'll find an old busted sweatshirt, tear out the zipper, and replace it with a $700 zipper. I make things my own. — Theophilus London

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

Some people thought Theophilus was a fake name. Whatever. — Theophilus London

I have a few friends that have inspired me since I was a young kid. When I watch old films or modern movies - particularly 'Gladiator,' 'New Jack City' and 'The Skin I Live In' - I'll also get ideas. — Theophilus London

I think it's more interesting to play a place where no one really knows you, but I think touring is also great. — Theophilus London

I like to go to the airport looking stylish - you never know who you'll run into. Sometimes I have fans at the airports. I never want to be bummy looking. — Theophilus London

A lot of my favorite artists are fashion icons. — Theophilus London

When I was younger, I wasn't thinking about fit. Clothes are measured just for me now. I know that's not what the average person does, but I've gotten smart about what fits my body the right way and what makes me feel comfortable. — Theophilus London

After Andy Warhol died, it left a dark cloud over N.Y.C. nightlife. — Theophilus London

I connect to SpongeBob in a way; like, that's the homie. He can chill on the corner with me. — Theophilus London

When I want to choose to work with someone, you know, I definitely have to do some research on their background and how they were raised as people. — Theophilus London

New York feels vibrant ... It feels electric to walk the streets at night. — Theophilus London

I want to wear something that's not perfectly matching; there has to be something unorthodox about it. I want to create this mystery. — Theophilus London

Image plays a huge part in my music and in my lifestyle. — Theophilus London

I'm on the sockless and un-sockless teams. I'm on both sides. — Theophilus London

I started performing music about the age of 16. I lived in Brooklyn, New York, and this thing called the Flatbush Fair comes once a year. That was my first time on stage. — Theophilus London

Karl Lagerfeld is the hardest-working man in showbiz! — Theophilus London

Thirty-five percent of all my dates were at the movies from 2013 to 2014. — Theophilus London

A lot of my friends inspire my style, and they don't even know it. — Theophilus London

I love fashion week. It has great energy and vibe. — Theophilus London

A lot of young kids like myself use Instagram because it has swag - it's more personal, and your friends generate it. — Theophilus London

Brands are in your face 24/7; I'm sure you've consumed a couple brands today. So it's fun working with them. People recognize brands, and people are starting to recognize my brand. — Theophilus London

Mixtapes are very personal, and they describe who you are better than an album sometimes. — Theophilus London

I need to travel, of course, with my laptop, so I can do my business on the road. — Theophilus London

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

Becoming a walking, dancing, fire-breathing lifestyle dragon is not something you can pursue overnight! It takes years of studying, living, and understanding the modern culture! — Theophilus London