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title: "2 Back in the day Quotes By Keith Sweat"
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> [Today on social media, you can release anything and everybody will hear it. Back in the day, that was your only outlet, getting a deal with a record company and them distributing it around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/today-on-social-media-you-can-release-anything-and-everybody-will/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/keith-sweat-17053_around-the-world_today-on-social-media-you-can-release-an_1808839.jpg)

> [Just to be able to release an album back in the day when I came out was very gratifying. Most people were not given the opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/just-to-be-able-to-release-an-album-back-in-the-day-when-i-came-out/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/keith-sweat-17053_able_just-to-be-able-to-release-an-album-back_3161096.jpg)

## More by Keith Sweat

> [Before something great happens, everything falls apart. Just hold on long enough to get through the smoke screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/before-something-great-happens-everything-falls-apart-just-hold-on/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [I'm not in the clubs; I'm a homebody. I go out when I feel I have to for work or if there's a special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/i-m-not-in-the-clubs-i-m-a-homebody-i-go-out-when-i-feel-i-have-to/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [People are still hearing your music. They might not be buying it, but they might be having it and you don't know it. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/people-are-still-hearing-your-music-they-might-not-be-buying-it-but/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [There are a lot of young artists that are dope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/there-are-a-lot-of-young-artists-that-are-dope/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [I treat my career like it just happened yesterday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/i-treat-my-career-like-it-just-happened-yesterday/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [If this is what you love and music is your passion, it's always ways to get through things and find ways to get around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/if-this-is-what-you-love-and-music-is-your-passion-it-s-always-ways/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [My process is always the same. Maybe that's why I stay so consistent, it really doesn't change. I only know one way to record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/my-process-is-always-the-same-maybe-that-s-why-i-stay-so-consistent/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [I grew up in Harlem Grant projects, and I didn't have a whole lot then. I've always been good about only getting what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/i-grew-up-in-harlem-grant-projects-and-i-didn-t-have-a-whole-lot-then/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [Get off my back, save a heart attack, ain't nobody humpin' around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/get-off-my-back-save-a-heart-attack-ain-t-nobody-humpin-around/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [You can't stop loving or wanting to love because when its right it's the best thing in the world. When you're in a relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/you-can-t-stop-loving-or-wanting-to-love-because-when-its-right-it-s/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [Frustration is not the way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/frustration-is-not-the-way-to-go/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [Out of all the R&B artists that have come out, I think my name has been used most in hip-hop songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/out-of-all-the-r-b-artists-that-have-come-out-i-think-my-name-has/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [The people that buy music might not be able to afford to buy music. It might not even be a situation where people don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/the-people-that-buy-music-might-not-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-music-it/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [R&B is never going to be dead, it's just going to evolve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/r-b-is-never-going-to-be-dead-it-s-just-going-to-evolve/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

> [I tell people if it aint broke don't fix it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-sweat/i-tell-people-if-it-aint-broke-don-t-fix-it/)

[Keith Sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-sweat/)

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