I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn't need to have a stylist.
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I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.
I always had an appreciation for diverse musical styles.
I love Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain. I really do. It doesn't matter what style they had - whether it was pin-up or whatever - it just worked for them, and it looked effortless even though it was fabulous. I like anything that just looks effortless.
I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.
As for style, there is something about the way musicians dress-they seem to be able to create their own world within their fashion alone.
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like.
If you look at anyone at the top of their profession, there has to be something a little bit different. Some of the top musicians are quirky aren't they, to say the least. You have to be driven, cold, hard and mentally tough as iron. My missus thinks I'm a bit weird.
I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world.
Style has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a very stylish movement.
But I love how people who are musical, they know how to dress.
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