CeeLo Green
CeeLo Green
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, better known by his stage name CeeLo Green, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth30 May 1974
CountryUnited States of America
generous life loving nice people younger
I'm like Shrek. Shrek's a nice guy, but people keep alienating him, like they did with me in my younger life. I'm very loving and kind and generous - I'm a sweetheart!
filter influenced people soak
You can't be all of the people you're influenced by, so you make your own filter and create your own beautiful, unique thing in the world. Soak up the world, man, and make something of your own.
hard
It's hard to write a song about reality because reality doesn't rhyme.
attitude fashion political rock roll
Rock n' roll is not just a fashion statement; it is the attitude, and it has a political posturing as well.
guy normal pay
I'm a normal guy at heart. But on stage, they don't pay me for normal.
afraid alone art intimate opinion oppressed people stems
All art stems from a place of alienation. Intimate and alone. Most people are oppressed by the opinion of others, but I was not that way. I was afraid of the repercussions of not doing what I was told to do, what I was called to do by a creator.
needed
I think I'm needed - as an artist, as an individual, as an entity, an enigma, an exhibitionist, an entertainer - as an alternative.
course eat food junk liked oatmeal star sure
I don't eat a lot of junk food anymore, but I sure remember it. I used to go through boxes of Little Debbies. I liked Star Crunch, and of course those oatmeal pies.
homophobic
I could never be homophobic in any kind of way, dude. I'm such a free bird.
attractive believe drawn false humor images intangible qualities success supposed women
I'm drawn to the unconventional because I've been drawn unconventionally. I believe that I'm supposed to topple over these false images of what's idealistically beautiful. Because, of course, these intangible qualities are very attractive to women. Sincerity. Sense of humor. Success.
alter experience
Gnarls Barkley is an alter ego and something like an out of body experience.
finding success youth
I was one of those kids, inner-city youth and finding my way. I made it. I made a success out of myself, surprisingly.
reminded rhymes
My first rap name was Ralo. Because my first name is Carlos. I likened myself to what Busta Rhymes was doing when he first came out. And what Onyx did when they first came out - they reminded me of me.
considered pots punk
In my opinion, hip-hop has a lot to do with rock and roll, because at one point it was considered an alternative - edgy, independent. Hip-hop is pots and pans the way that punk is garage. You make something out of nothing.