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title: "2 Adopted Quotes By will.i.am"
description: "2 Adopted quotes by will.i.am. Plus more from will.i.am and more Adopted sayings from other authors."
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> [Pop is the most competitive form of music there is. You are always fighting to be adopted and accepted by the masses, and it's always shifting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/pop-is-the-most-competitive-form-of-music-there-is-you-are-always/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/will-i-am-2494_accepted_pop-is-the-most-competitive-form-of-musi_1487427.png)

> [I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/i-was-born-and-raised-in-east-los-angeles-by-a-single-mom-who-had/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/will-i-am-2494_adopted_i-was-born-and-raised-in-east-los-angele_2988054.png)

## Other authors on Adopted

## More by will.i.am

> [Everything affects hip-hop. The question is, how does it affect the money that corporations are going to invest to put out different kinds of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/everything-affects-hip-hop-the-question-is-how-does-it-affect-the/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [I love India, Russia and touring has made me many friends abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/i-love-india-russia-and-touring-has-made-me-many-friends-abroad/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [If Bill Gates left Microsoft we wouldn't allow Donald Trump to run it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/if-bill-gates-left-microsoft-we-wouldn-t-allow-donald-trump-to-run-it/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [I can like something. You can like something. It's not an absolute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/i-can-like-something-you-can-like-something-it-s-not-an-absolute/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [There's nothing wrong with white if it's all right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-white-if-it-s-all-right/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [Black Eyed Peas is a chameleon group.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/black-eyed-peas-is-a-chameleon-group/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [Why not Bill Gates for president? There are so many businesses' that empower charities. How many men give away all their money to charities?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/why-not-bill-gates-for-president-there-are-so-many-businesses-that/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [Crime and violence are the easiest emotions to reenact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/crime-and-violence-are-the-easiest-emotions-to-reenact/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [It's my hope to inspire kids around the world to want to be tech stars in stem subjects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/it-s-my-hope-to-inspire-kids-around-the-world-to-want-to-be-tech/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [Tom Jones is like igloo-cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/tom-jones-is-like-igloo-cool/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it's not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/if-you-are-a-chef-no-matter-how-good-a-chef-you-are-it-s-not-good/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [If I didn't mould my reality then I'd still be in the ghetto where people like me are supposed to stay. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/if-i-didn-t-mould-my-reality-then-i-d-still-be-in-the-ghetto-where/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [You're always moving and thinking about a whole bunch of things. But those traits work well for me in studios and in meetings about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/you-re-always-moving-and-thinking-about-a-whole-bunch-of-things-but/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [Love lasts forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/love-lasts-forever/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

> [When you follow your heart, you're never supposed to do things because of what you think people might say. You do it for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-i-am/when-you-follow-your-heart-you-re-never-supposed-to-do-things-because/)

[will.i.am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-i-am/)

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