--- title: "1 Listen Lyrics Quotes By Ro James" description: "1 Listen Lyrics quotes by Ro James. Plus more from Ro James and more Listen Lyrics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/ro-james-27960_face_the-music-that-we-listen-to-these-days-e_910100.jpg" --- > [The music that we listen to these days, everything is right there in your face. There's no real mystery. It's not poetic. I want people to think. I want to make people listen to my lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/the-music-that-we-listen-to-these-days-everything-is-right-there-in/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/ro-james-27960_face_the-music-that-we-listen-to-these-days-e_910100.jpg) ## More by Ro James > [My dad... was in the military, a drill sergeant, when he was a preacher. You know how some Christians really get into church and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/my-dad-was-in-the-military-a-drill-sergeant-when-he-was-a-preacher/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [For my first album, I thought it was most important for people to hear my voice and to not let it be drowned out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/for-my-first-album-i-thought-it-was-most-important-for-people-to-hear/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [My dad and mom used to always say, 'Write your vision down. Write the things that you want to happen.' I would write, 'I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/my-dad-and-mom-used-to-always-say-write-your-vision-down-write-the/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [I don't try to worry about sounding like anybody because I know I have my own tone, my own sound. It's just about being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/i-don-t-try-to-worry-about-sounding-like-anybody-because-i-know-i/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [I've been invited to the Grammys with other friends who were nominated. I'm like, 'Naw, I'm not gonna go until it's my time.' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/i-ve-been-invited-to-the-grammys-with-other-friends-who-were/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [The music that we listen to these days, everything is right there in your face. There's no real mystery. It's not poetic. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/the-music-that-we-listen-to-these-days-everything-is-right-there-in/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [My dad got into this group, Commission, with Fred Hammond, and that was my biggest gospel memory. I would hear that all the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/my-dad-got-into-this-group-commission-with-fred-hammond-and-that-was/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [I listened to a lot of reggae music, a lot of Caribbean, a lot of gospel, a lot of rock, a lot of country,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/i-listened-to-a-lot-of-reggae-music-a-lot-of-caribbean-a-lot-of/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [I would sing at home. I would sing in the car with my dad, but whenever he tried to make me sing in church,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/i-would-sing-at-home-i-would-sing-in-the-car-with-my-dad-but-whenever/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [For me, my father was a pastor, and my parents are still together. They raised me, you know, to be respectful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/for-me-my-father-was-a-pastor-and-my-parents-are-still-together-they/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [There are so many forms of soul: David Bowie was soulful as hell; Johnny Cash was soulful as hell; you also have a Prince,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/there-are-so-many-forms-of-soul-david-bowie-was-soulful-as-hell/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [My first song was called 'Portrait.' It would just be poetry, and I really never understood how to write the structure of writing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/my-first-song-was-called-portrait-it-would-just-be-poetry-and-i/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [You have to definitely be yourself in order to stand out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/you-have-to-definitely-be-yourself-in-order-to-stand-out/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [My aunt, Rosie Gaines, sung with Prince - 'Diamonds and Pearls.' And at the time, I didn't realize how big of a song that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/my-aunt-rosie-gaines-sung-with-prince-diamonds-and-pearls-and-at-the/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) > [When I got in trouble, my mom would make me read or write - I would have to write my name over and over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ro-james/when-i-got-in-trouble-my-mom-would-make-me-read-or-write-i-would-have/) [Ro James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ro-james/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/listen-lyrics/ro-james/#itemlist", "name": "1 Listen Lyrics Quotes By Ro James", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The music that we listen to these days, everything is right there in your face. There's no real mystery. It's not poetic. I want people to think. 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