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title: "2 Great music Quotes By Robert Glasper"
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> [Black people, we built America, and we gave it all of its pop culture and all of its great musical genres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/black-people-we-built-america-and-we-gave-it-all-of-its-pop-culture/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

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> [When music is crashing around us, when you hear the same five songs on the radio that aren't really saying much, we can always go back to great music. Great music always lives on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/when-music-is-crashing-around-us-when-you-hear-the-same-five-songs-on/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

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## Other authors on Great music

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-jackson-67189.jpg) Michael Jackson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-music/michael-jackson/)

## More by Robert Glasper

> [I try to get the hip-hop aesthetic, most times without an MC. I don't use a rapper or a DJ to give it the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/i-try-to-get-the-hip-hop-aesthetic-most-times-without-an-mc-i-don-t/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> ['Black Radio' was pretty much a jam session.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/black-radio-was-pretty-much-a-jam-session/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [There is a modern take on certain things you can do that, to me, is still jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/there-is-a-modern-take-on-certain-things-you-can-do-that-to-me-is/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [I got into hip-hop, but I still had appreciation for all types of music, so I was trained to have an open mind and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/i-got-into-hip-hop-but-i-still-had-appreciation-for-all-types-of/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/jazz-is-like-a-big-secret-club-the-mainstream-media-doesn-t-pay-any/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/a-lot-of-times-jazz-musicians-try-to-educate-people-what-other-genre/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [That's a skill that I'm proud of: to be able to be a jazz musician and go a bit crazy sometimes and other times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/that-s-a-skill-that-i-m-proud-of-to-be-able-to-be-a-jazz-musician-and/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [I feel like, paying homage to an artist, it's better to do something that's inspired by them - a new work that's inspired by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/i-feel-like-paying-homage-to-an-artist-it-s-better-to-do-something/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [You can see how different artists work, from writing to recording, just from being in the studio environment with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/you-can-see-how-different-artists-work-from-writing-to-recording-just/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [I'm not really married to the craft of jazz - I'm married to me, and my style, and whatever I produce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/i-m-not-really-married-to-the-craft-of-jazz-i-m-married-to-me-and-my/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [Sometimes I'll write a song first and then I'm like, "Oh this person will be great on this song." But there are some artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/sometimes-i-ll-write-a-song-first-and-then-i-m-like-oh-this-person/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [Black people, we built America, and we gave it all of its pop culture and all of its great musical genres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/black-people-we-built-america-and-we-gave-it-all-of-its-pop-culture/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [For a while, R&B was going out of style. It was kind of getting kicked to the side. The first year the R&B Album…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/for-a-while-r-b-was-going-out-of-style-it-was-kind-of-getting-kicked/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [I was playing drums in church when I was six. Then I picked up the piano when I was 11 or 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/i-was-playing-drums-in-church-when-i-was-six-then-i-picked-up-the/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

> [None of the jazz greats made music for the purpose of you going to check out music before them. Michael Jackson didn't make music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/none-of-the-jazz-greats-made-music-for-the-purpose-of-you-going-to/)

[Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/)

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