Saints of Steep

People who lived all the way in. The ones they told you not to listen to. The ones who forged their own path. People who lived fully as themselves and made culture without asking permission, without apology, without waiting for the world to catch up. We revere them because they show us what's possible when you refuse the Establishment.

Saint of the Month

“Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”— Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain

Chef/Writer

“your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”

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Action Bronson

“I live in the moment, and I reflect later.”

Chef/Rapper
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John Waters

Director

“Life is nothing if you're not obsessed.”

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Painter

Bob Ross

"We don't make mistakes, just happy accidents"

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Kathleen Hanna

Musician

“Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.”

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Carrie Fisher

“I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.”

Actor
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Vivienne Westwood

Fashion designer

“We are so conformist; nobody is thinking. We are all sucking up stuff; we have been trained to be consumers, and we are all consuming far too much.”

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Painter

Frida Kahlo

“I don't paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.”

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Frank Zappa

Musician

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible”

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Gil Scott-Heron

“The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that”

Poet/Musician
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Stanley Tucci 

Actor

“If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.”

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Painter

David Choe

“You figure out what you value in this life, and then you go for it. For me, it was freedom.”