--- title: "26 Verite Quotes" description: "Verite has 26 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-verite-23062.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-verite-23062.jpg) # Verite **26** quotes in **109** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Verite > [I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-started-writing-music-with-my-cousin-at-like-16-and-traveled-with-a/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/verite-23062_band_i-started-writing-music-with-my-cousin-a_2114881.jpg) > [Back in the day, I was definitely a child of alternative radio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/back-in-the-day-i-was-definitely-a-child-of-alternative-radio/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Alternative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alternative/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/verite-23062_alternative_back-in-the-day-i-was-definitely-a-child_346312.jpg) > [I constantly compare myself to artists who have, like, 10 times the budget I do. My mind is the biggest challenge, honestly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-constantly-compare-myself-to-artists-who-have-like-10-times-the/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/verite-23062_art_i-constantly-compare-myself-to-artists-w_2578690.jpg) > [I want to write weirder stuff and convince people that it's Top 40.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-want-to-write-weirder-stuff-and-convince-people-that-it-s-top-40/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Convince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/convince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/verite-23062_convince_i-want-to-write-weirder-stuff-and-convin_71692.jpg) > [I'm disregarding all the rules I've seen as people approach writing music. I'm trying to break them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-m-disregarding-all-the-rules-i-ve-seen-as-people-approach-writing/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/verite-23062_music_i-m-disregarding-all-the-rules-i-ve-seen_2496588.jpg) > [I have to recognize that my voice is attached to my body, which gets tired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-have-to-recognize-that-my-voice-is-attached-to-my-body-which-gets/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Attached](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attached/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/verite-23062_attached_i-have-to-recognize-that-my-voice-is-att_772104.jpg) > [A lot of my music has ambiguity and room for people to interpret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/a-lot-of-my-music-has-ambiguity-and-room-for-people-to-interpret/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Ambiguity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambiguity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/verite-23062_ambiguity_a-lot-of-my-music-has-ambiguity-and-room_331919.jpg) > [If anything, I'm the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/if-anything-i-m-the-most-hesitant-to-bring-on-a-label-that-terrifies/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/verite-23062_believe_if-anything-i-m-the-most-hesitant-to-bri_1002112.jpg) > [I'm not very good at vacationing or relaxing or planning any of that for myself. So I'm in the habit of piggy-backing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-m-not-very-good-at-vacationing-or-relaxing-or-planning-any-of-that/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/verite-23062_day_i-m-not-very-good-at-vacationing-or-rela_800394.jpg) > [If I'm happy with what I'm putting out and proud of it - that is becoming enough for me. It's testing myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/if-i-m-happy-with-what-i-m-putting-out-and-proud-of-it-that-is/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/verite-23062_confidence_if-i-m-happy-with-what-i-m-putting-out-a_613162.jpg) > [When you do acoustic shows, there's always a more intimate vibe. I go into them with lowered expectations and assume that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/when-you-do-acoustic-shows-there-s-always-a-more-intimate-vibe-i-go/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Acoustic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acoustic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/verite-23062_expectations_when-you-do-acoustic-shows-there-s-alway_2119017.jpg) > [School was just kind of something where it was like, 'Um, I guess I should get my bachelor's.' My mind is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/school-was-just-kind-of-something-where-it-was-like-um-i-guess-i/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Bachelor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bachelor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/verite-23062_bachelor_school-was-just-kind-of-something-where_1507860.jpg) > [I want to be in control of how my music is released and how I create it. What people don't talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-want-to-be-in-control-of-how-my-music-is-released-and-how-i-create/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/verite-23062_control_i-want-to-be-in-control-of-how-my-music_2040224.jpg) > [Sometimes, you're going 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a few months, and then you come home, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/sometimes-you-re-going-24-hours-a-day-seven-days-a-week-for-a-few/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [24 hours](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/24-hours/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/verite-23062_24-hours_sometimes-you-re-going-24-hours-a-day-se_2851742.jpg) > [I started Verite on savings from three years working at Applebee's in Times Square. I was a ridiculously good waitress. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-started-verite-on-savings-from-three-years-working-at-applebee-s-in/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/verite-23062_brother_i-started-verite-on-savings-from-three-y_2186232.jpg) > [When I was 16 or 17, I started listening to Death Cab, and I started writing my own songs. I was writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/when-i-was-16-or-17-i-started-listening-to-death-cab-and-i-started/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Alternative rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alternative-rock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/verite-23062_alternative-rock_when-i-was-16-or-17-i-started-listening_3210627.jpg) > [I don't wear a lot of color because I live in New York, and I'm sort of color-blind, so colors don't match…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-don-t-wear-a-lot-of-color-because-i-live-in-new-york-and-i-m-sort/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/verite-23062_always_i-don-t-wear-a-lot-of-color-because-i-li_256426.jpg) > [When it comes to production and the overall sound, I don't really have a lot of intentions with it. I start off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/when-it-comes-to-production-and-the-overall-sound-i-don-t-really-have/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Intentions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intentions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b6/verite-23062_intentions_when-it-comes-to-production-and-the-over_2327791.jpg) > [I used to play shows in D.C. and then drive back to New York to work at 6 A.M. So there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-used-to-play-shows-in-d-c-and-then-drive-back-to-new-york-to-work/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Moments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moments/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/verite-23062_moments_i-used-to-play-shows-in-d-c-and-then-dri_2450497.jpg) > [I love spreadsheets. I do all the finances. I pay the publicists. I have to compartmentalize the creative and the business, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-love-spreadsheets-i-do-all-the-finances-i-pay-the-publicists-i-have/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/verite-23062_business_i-love-spreadsheets-i-do-all-the-finance_304166.jpg) > [I want to have a career in 10, 20 years, so it's harder now, and maybe more stressful now, but in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-want-to-have-a-career-in-10-20-years-so-it-s-harder-now-and-maybe/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/verite-23062_career_i-want-to-have-a-career-in-10-20-years-s_3093909.jpg) > [I want to be an arena act. There's so many steps to take to get there, and it's so easy to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-want-to-be-an-arena-act-there-s-so-many-steps-to-take-to-get-there/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Arena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arena/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/verite-23062_arena_i-want-to-be-an-arena-act-there-s-so-man_3019976.jpg) > [I started when I was really young. I was playing with my dad when I was 8 or 9, and I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-started-when-i-was-really-young-i-was-playing-with-my-dad-when-i/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/verite-23062_band_i-started-when-i-was-really-young-i-was_804304.jpg) > [I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-was-joking-with-someone-about-this-the-other-day-they-were-like-you/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/verite-23062_day_i-was-joking-with-someone-about-this-the_1316013.jpg) > [I hyper-analyze everything; I'm always in my head. Those moments where you don't think and you're just part of the environment did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-hyper-analyze-everything-i-m-always-in-my-head-those-moments-where/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/verite-23062_always_i-hyper-analyze-everything-i-m-always-in_1289063.jpg) > [I moved to New York when I was 21 and worked between 40 and 70 hours a week. Then I invested it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-moved-to-new-york-when-i-was-21-and-worked-between-40-and-70-hours/) [Verite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/) [Kind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/verite-23062_kind_i-moved-to-new-york-when-i-was-21-and-wo_320977.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verite/#itemlist", "name": "Verite Quotes", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Verite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-started-writing-music-with-my-cousin-at-like-16-and-traveled-with-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/verite-23062_band_i-started-writing-music-with-my-cousin-a_2114881.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/verite-23062_band_i-started-writing-music-with-my-cousin-a_2114881.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/verite-23062_band_i-started-writing-music-with-my-cousin-a_2114881.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.” — Verite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Back in the day, I was definitely a child of alternative radio.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Verite" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/back-in-the-day-i-was-definitely-a-child-of-alternative-radio/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/verite-23062_alternative_back-in-the-day-i-was-definitely-a-child_346312.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/verite-23062_alternative_back-in-the-day-i-was-definitely-a-child_346312.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/verite-23062_alternative_back-in-the-day-i-was-definitely-a-child_346312.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Back in the day, I was definitely a child of alternative radio.” — Verite", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I constantly compare myself to artists who have, like, 10 times the budget I do. 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