Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section.… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
History has proven that it's impossible to crush the artist. There's always gonna be a need for somebody to write a poem… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
It's difficult to really be an artist nowadays. People are just on another page. You have a society that needs you to… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I'm doing exactly what I was supposed to do. Yeah. I didn't exactly choose this. My own life, if it were up… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you… — Mos Def Copy Share
If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you… — Mos Def Copy Share
The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets… — Mos Def Copy Share
I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically. — Mos Def Copy Share
I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift. — Mos Def Copy Share
I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be… — Mos Def Copy Share
I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about. — Mos Def Copy Share
I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it. — Mos Def Copy Share
It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than… — Mos Def Copy Share
Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. — Mos Def Copy Share
