I started writing poems on a Xanga page. I always loved writing. I also had a Deviant Art page, actually, because my… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I don't create from a place of me making art for art's sake, but wanting my work to actually do stuff... tangible… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I hold strongly to my identity as a Chicago artist and want to do whatever I can to participate in creating a… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
My art gets called political, as opposed to my intending it to be political. I think that's something that happens with black… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
My artistic manifesto exists in the world as poetry. So even though most of the things that I've done have been on… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Blk Girl Art.' It's like a manifesto saying why I create, whether it's poetry or music. — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I'm creating art that can be healing. Art that can make you feel like you're not alone, like you're not an outsider.… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
That's important for artists to remember: some people would like to be spokespeople, but others would like their art to speak. — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
Me and my three younger siblings, we sang together in grandma's church, and I was in the Chicago Children's Choir in high school, but… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the end, but… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
Music is something that is supposed to connect people on a pure level. — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
The lake was always my orienting point when my dad was teaching me how to not get lost. The lake is east, so you'll… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
They say Chicago is for haters. No one will just sweat each other and say, 'Oh, you're so good,' if you're not. Which is… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I read 'Song of Solomon' by Toni Morrison in college, and it just blew my mind. — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I really value what Closed Sessions is doing to build the Chicago music scene and am excited to partner with them for my first… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
In some ways, I value specificity. I think that there's power in, once you know who your fan base is, being able to speak… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
A lot of people get Chicago wrong. I've developed this protective feeling about how we're portrayed, and at the same time, I'm acutely aware… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I think of music as creating a space. I like to put things in that are comforting to me and are nostalgic. To me,… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's because I grew up in Beverly or my friends, but I listened to a lot of alternative rock music.… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
