Top 54 Quotes by Leon Bridges

I always wanted the world to hear my music, but I didn't know how I was gonna go about it.

The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the 'Malcom X' film. I was with my father, and that's the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke.

I've just always been around great songwriters. To me, they were the standard.

I love the pioneers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, but when I write music, it comes out in my own way.

Because my career has gone so fast, I haven't been able to become confident.

Dance really built my confidence on stage. I'm still a shy person. But I have a lot more confidence than I did when I started.

Fame and all that type of stuff is inevitable, but I'm very content having a good band with no negativity, and everyone is on the same page.

I've always had a very clear vision of what I wanted to do.

One time, when I was about eight, these guys started throwing water balloons at me. That really did ruin my summer.

I was 10 years old when I first heard Ginuwine. I remember being at a friend's house, and the music video came on. I was just like, 'What is that?' I was just kind of drawn from there.