Creating the album 'VIBES' has been the biggest life lesson I have ever learned.
- Theophilus London
Been, Ever, Biggest, Album
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
Love, Movie, Compare, Reviews
Karl Lagerfeld is the hardest-working man in showbiz!
- Theophilus London
Man, Karl, Showbiz
The Royal Family doesn't go out shopping for their uniforms: they've got some guy sewing on all the ornaments in-house. You could say I've got my own in-house team as well.
- Theophilus London
Own, Some, Guy, Royal Family
'Billie Jean' was a negative dance song, and that was one of the best dance songs ever.
- Theophilus London
Song, Negative, Ever, Jean
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
My Own, Buttons, Couple, Patches
A lot of young kids like myself use Instagram because it has swag - it's more personal, and your friends generate it.
- Theophilus London
Young, Like, Use, Generate
Colby Jordan is one of the most fashion-forward and passionate girls I know. She gives me these young Anna Wintour vibes when I'm around her!
- Theophilus London
Passionate, Young, Anna, Jordan
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
Pants, Very, Still, Blazer
Let's see: I'm into a whole bunch of different people - Alexander Wang... that's my dude.
- Theophilus London
See, Different People, Whole, Dude
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
Turn, Wealthy, Gonna, Floating
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
Mystery, Want, Perfectly, Matching
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
City, Kid, Young, Jack
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
Hands-On, Checking, Jay-Z, Huge Responsibility
The Gap has always been an iconic, go-to brand that reminds me of my childhood.
- Theophilus London
Childhood, Always, Been, Reminds
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
Game, New, Like, Volleyball
Go to American Apparel; they have all of the colors of socks.
- Theophilus London
American, Go, Socks, Apparel
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
Back, Divided, Update, Tumblr
I like vintage shopping, but I also like to mix in high-end.
- Theophilus London
Vintage, Like, Also, Mix
I don't want to be easily defined.
- Theophilus London
Want, Easily, Defined
I am international. When I put out my second mixtape, we did four tours and a tour overseas.
- Theophilus London
Am, Tours, Put, International
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
Wake Up, Communicate, Check, Fan Base
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
Average, Measured, Gotten, Right Way
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
London, More, Similar, Trips
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
Confused, Emotions, Really, Girlfriends
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
Over, Built, Collaborated, Entertained
I find it soothing, the thought of a movie theater.
- Theophilus London
Thought, Movie, Soothing, Movie Theater
Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.
- Theophilus London
Voice, Singer, Very, None
When you're a new person and a new idea, you get invited to all these different things, and everybody wants a piece of you. And you want to be polite and say yes to everything, but it gets dangerous.
- Theophilus London
New, Everybody, Polite, Different Things
I'm listening to early Cash Money, I'm listening to Juvenile, I'm listening to Waka Flocka, I'm listening to Lil B, I'm listening to Brandy, Kanye - that's my home playlist.
- Theophilus London
Home, Money, Listening, Juvenile
Shopping at any level is a bit of therapy for my medulla oblongata.
- Theophilus London
Level, Therapy, Bit, Shopping
I like Jeremy Scott, and he has some really dope sneakers.
- Theophilus London
Sneakers, Some, Like, Scott
The first time I really listened to an album and thought, 'This album is mine,' was Kanye's 'Late Registration.'
- Theophilus London
Thought, Album, Mine, Registration
Brooklyn for twenty years, I've learned that there is always someone better than you at what you do.
- Theophilus London
Better, Someone, Always, Twenty
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
Mind, Like, Going, Exposed
I collect a lot of clothes when I travel around the world.
- Theophilus London
Travel, World, Lot, Collect
I keep a creative group around me.
- Theophilus London
Me, Keep, Around, Group
I'm a big fan of pop music - I think Marvin Gaye was pop music; things like that.
- Theophilus London
Think, Big, I Think, None
I am more into guys' fashion, but I'm inspired by women's fashion in a weird way.
- Theophilus London
More, Inspired, Am, Weird Way
I don't want no mail. Send me a Facebook message.
- Theophilus London
Want, Facebook, Mail, Send
Hip-hop is like underground. I don't know if hip-hop exists anymore. I don't know if it does.
- Theophilus London
Like, Underground, Does, Hip-Hop
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
Brazil, Vibe, Hang, Tons
After Andy Warhol died, it left a dark cloud over N.Y.C. nightlife.
- Theophilus London
Cloud, Over, Warhol, None
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
Learn, Like, Might, Case
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
Fired, Cut, Lives, Mister
I believe your atmosphere and your surroundings create a mind state for you.
- Theophilus London
Mind, Create, Atmosphere, I Believe
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
Listening, Some, Albums, Hype
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!
- Theophilus London
Cowboy, Through, Some, Adopted
I started getting emails from Anna Wintour inviting me to her dinners. It was just surreal.
- Theophilus London
Started, Inviting, Surreal, Dinners
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
Consumed, Couple, Brands, Brand
To me, my brand is luxury, it's art, it's women, it's raw, it's urban.
- Theophilus London
Art, Me, Urban, Brand
I take references from the past and flip them.
- Theophilus London
Past, References, Take, Flip
The Internet is a very powerful tool; unfortunately it's starting to get a little saturated.
- Theophilus London
Powerful, Get, Very, Tool
I love to hear a cool ambient sound at runway shows. It creates a good energy.
- Theophilus London
Love, Shows, I Love, Energy
I remember in the fifth grade my dad would take me to Manhattan to shop for clothes.
- Theophilus London
I Remember, Shop, Dad, Fifth
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
Fair, Year, About, Once A Year
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
Wake Up, Going, Wear, Helps
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
Some, Like, Stories, Rapper
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
Own, Like, Brands, Lines
Some people thought Theophilus was a fake name. Whatever.
- Theophilus London
Thought, Name, Some, Fake
Thirty-five percent of all my dates were at the movies from 2013 to 2014.
- Theophilus London
Movies, Were, Thirty-Five, Dates
I don't have a license, but I do drive.
- Theophilus London
Drive, License
A lot of my favorite artists are fashion icons.
- Theophilus London
Artists, Favorite, Lot, Icons
In high school, I always dressed to impress the girls.
- Theophilus London
School, Always, High, Impress
I want to produce the best popular music I can.
- Theophilus London
Music, Best, Want, Popular
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
Commercial, Everybody, Very, Popular
As snap-backs became more popular, I started to search and expand my hat game.
- Theophilus London
Search, Became, Expand, Popular
Image plays a huge part in my music and in my lifestyle.
- Theophilus London
Music, Image, Plays, Lifestyle
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
Dancing, Studying, Becoming, Lifestyle
I'm not really good at skiing or snowboarding, or swimming, per se.
- Theophilus London
Swimming, Skiing, Per
I like connecting with people through technology.
- Theophilus London
Technology, Through, Like, Connecting
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
The Only Thing, Wear, Off, Height
When I say 'rare,' it's my own term. It's like you're doing something with a photo that is dominant that no one has ever seen before. #Rare means that it can only be seen here. It's just a rare moment that I'm sharing with the world.
- Theophilus London
Doing, Here, Before, Sharing
I like to wear a lot of one-tone color outfits - same color trousers, same color shirt.
- Theophilus London
Shirt, Same, Lot, Outfits
It's not only about the rap lyric. Today, people are buying you as a person.
- Theophilus London
Today, Person, Rap, Lyric
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
Enjoy, Embrace, Kind, Europe
What I sell is the higher knowledge of knowing what's next and not following the trend of what's now.
- Theophilus London
Knowing, Trend, Next, Higher
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
Which, Receive, Pumped, Higher
I always imagined how cool it would be to be the face of a Gap campaign!
- Theophilus London
Face, How, Always, Campaign
I didn't grow up drawing runway models and deciding what they should wear.
- Theophilus London
Grow, Drawing, Models, Deciding
I'm on the sockless and un-sockless teams. I'm on both sides.
- Theophilus London
Both Sides, Teams, Both, Sides
I'm a big fan of Caribbean food, Spanish food, Dominican food - like rice and beans. Hot sauce just adds a different layer of boom to the food, you feel me?
- Theophilus London
Big, Like, Spanish, Beans
I never go black tie. I never grew up wearing ties or bow ties or anything.
- Theophilus London
Never, Tie, Ties, Bow
I might want to open a hotel and design all the rooms. Or maybe a museum that lets me curate all the events.
- Theophilus London
Maybe, Might, Rooms, Events
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
Country, Old, Heartbreak, Western
Some people have style without even knowing it!
- Theophilus London
Knowing, Some, Even, Some People
I wore my same look for six years. My hat and glasses - people recognize me now.
- Theophilus London
Look, Recognize, Six, Wore
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
Play, Think, I Think, Touring
You gotta learn your body, how clothes fit on you.
- Theophilus London
Learn, How, Fit, Clothes
I need to travel, of course, with my laptop, so I can do my business on the road.
- Theophilus London
Business, Road, Need, Laptop
I can't really change for a climate. I've got to be Theophilus London in any weather.
- Theophilus London
Change, Weather, London, Climate
I admire natural, untouched beauty.
- Theophilus London
Beauty, Admire, Natural, Untouched
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
Want, Sometimes, Like, Airport
Punk music is rebellious.
- Theophilus London
Music, Rebellious, Punk
I connect to SpongeBob in a way; like, that's the homie. He can chill on the corner with me.
- Theophilus London
Chill, Like, Corner, Connect
If you show you're human and have something to say, people will connect with you.
- Theophilus London
Will, Say, Show, Connect
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.
- Theophilus London
Over, Away, Given, Hats
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
Hands, Going, Item, Jacket
To me, my style is comfortable.
- Theophilus London
Style, Me, Comfortable
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
Myself, Night, Back, Internet
While my cousins were gang-banging, I was trying to learn what the Internet was about.
- Theophilus London
Learn, Trying, Were, Internet
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
Work, Want, Some, Research
You should treat your body like a canvas.
- Theophilus London
Treat, Canvas, Like, Your Body
My mind moves very fast. I go through a lot of moods and emotions.
- Theophilus London
Mind, Through, Lot, Moves
Style is a form of expression! It's what makes your character your character, to put it in laymen's term.
- Theophilus London
Character, Expression, Form, Term
A lot of my friends inspire my style, and they don't even know it.
- Theophilus London
Know, Lot, Even, Inspire
Mixtapes are very personal, and they describe who you are better than an album sometimes.
- Theophilus London
Better, Album, Very, Describe
I feel I have so much more to deliver than music.
- Theophilus London
Music, More, Than, Deliver
I admire traveling; I appreciate it a lot.
- Theophilus London
Appreciate, Admire, Lot, Traveling
I moved my studio to Palm Springs 'cause I don't like the idea of going to a studio every day like a job... I need to make a personal record, so I need to be in a house... I don't want to be in a studio where people can hear the music 'cause I don't know what it is yet.
- Theophilus London
Idea, Studio, Springs, Palm
New York feels vibrant... It feels electric to walk the streets at night.
- Theophilus London
New, Vibrant, Feels, Electric
I went to school for marketing for one year before I dropped out of college to make music.
- Theophilus London
Music, College, Marketing, Dropped
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
News, Always, Everyone, Phones
Brooklyn, where I grew up, is a competitive burg - there's always a pretty boy around the corner there, and you gotta look better than him.
- Theophilus London
Pretty, Always, Gotta, Competitive
The most time I spent home in 2009 was about a month.
- Theophilus London
Most, About, Spent, Month
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
Color, Green, Starbucks, Job
I love N.Y.C.! I can't think of any individual that hates New York.
- Theophilus London
Love, Think, New, Hates
Shout-out to my dad - he influenced my style when I was 17.
- Theophilus London
Style, He, Dad, Influenced
Growing up as a city kid is a joyous time!
- Theophilus London
City, Growing Up, Growing, Joyous
It leaves a good legacy to have five records.
- Theophilus London
Good, Legacy, Records, Leaves
I'm not a beach person.
- Theophilus London
Person, Beach
I wanted to only collab with women for 'Lovers Holiday.'
- Theophilus London
Holiday, Only, Wanted, Lovers
Dressing up, for me, is looking like an idiot.
- Theophilus London
Me, Dressing, Like, Idiot
I focus a lot on my voice because I want it to be an instrument as well. I want my voice to add color.
- Theophilus London
Voice, Add, Lot, Instrument
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
Focus, Tell, Cut, Shop
We're a fast-moving, needy species.
- Theophilus London
Needy, Species
I'm kind of brandless. I don't like big logos or whatever.
- Theophilus London
Kind, Big, Like, Logos
I love fashion week. It has great energy and vibe.
- Theophilus London
Love, Week, I Love, Vibe
The second album is the hardest to write. It's nothing like the first album.
- Theophilus London
Nothing, Like, Hardest, Album
Gold looks good on my skin, and gold looks good on black people, I think.
- Theophilus London
Gold, Think, Looks, Skin
Believe in yourself and believe in magic.
- Theophilus London
Yourself, Believe, Magic
I understand demographics.
- Theophilus London
Understand, Demographics
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