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title: "108 Mics Quotes by 100 authors"
description: "Browse 108 Mics quotes by 100 authors. Discover the best Mics sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/eminem-415_down_honestly-i-never-really-put-the-mic-down_1440585.jpg"
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> [Honestly, I never really put the mic down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eminem/honestly-i-never-really-put-the-mic-down/)

[Eminem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eminem/)

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> [I'm like Demerol... No disrespect to the Jacksons, but I kill mics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyhi-the-prynce/i-m-like-demerol-no-disrespect-to-the-jacksons-but-i-kill-mics/)

[Cyhi the Prynce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyhi-the-prynce/)

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> [All I need is one mic . All I need is one life, one try, one breath, I'm one man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/all-i-need-is-one-mic-all-i-need-is-one-life-one-try-one-breath-i-m/)

[Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/)

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> [The days of an open mic night when I'd rock up in an old jumper are over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-b/the-days-of-an-open-mic-night-when-i-d-rock-up-in-an-old-jumper-are/)

[Katy B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-b/)

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> [I play chess, but my past is checkered, The mic and I are like staff and shepherd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ka/i-play-chess-but-my-past-is-checkered-the-mic-and-i-are-like-staff/)

[Ka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ka/)

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> [I would show up at any venue that had an open mic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludacris/i-would-show-up-at-any-venue-that-had-an-open-mic/)

[Ludacris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludacris/)

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> [Bullying new comics at open mic nights? NOT ON MY WATCH!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/papa-cj/bullying-new-comics-at-open-mic-nights-not-on-my-watch/)

[Papa CJ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/papa-cj/)

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> [If rhyme is a crime, my mic is my co-defendant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormega/if-rhyme-is-a-crime-my-mic-is-my-co-defendant/)

[Cormega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormega/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/174/cormega-14541_crime_if-rhyme-is-a-crime-my-mic-is-my-co-defe_1630697.png)

> [I ain't no joke, I used to let the mic smoke, Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-ain-t-no-joke-i-used-to-let-the-mic-smoke-now-i-slam-it-when-i-m/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/rakim-1390_broke_i-ain-t-no-joke-i-used-to-let-the-mic-sm_357611.jpg)

> [I couldn't help but think, This car is taking me to a mental hospital and my mother is treating it like open-mic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-couldn-t-help-but-think-this-car-is-taking-me-to-a-mental-hospital/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [And I'll break, when I'm through breakin, I'll leave you broke, Drop the mic when I'm finished, and watch it smoke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/and-i-ll-break-when-i-m-through-breakin-i-ll-leave-you-broke-drop-the/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/rakim-1390_break_and-i-ll-break-when-i-m-through-breakin_318322.jpg)

> [I love the energy that comes when I get on the mic. It keeps me creative and I love to hear what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raekwon/i-love-the-energy-that-comes-when-i-get-on-the-mic-it-keeps-me/)

[Raekwon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raekwon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62c/raekwon-3709_creative_i-love-the-energy-that-comes-when-i-get_2269251.png)

> [My dad played in different clubs and open mic nights. But he mostly walked dogs. A lot of dogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-trachtenburg/my-dad-played-in-different-clubs-and-open-mic-nights-but-he-mostly/)

[Rachel Trachtenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-trachtenburg/)

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> [I smoke on the mic like Smokin' Joe Frazier, The hell raiser, raisin' hell with the flavor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/inspectah-deck/i-smoke-on-the-mic-like-smokin-joe-frazier-the-hell-raiser-raisin/)

[Inspectah Deck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/inspectah-deck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/inspectah-deck-9390_flavor_i-smoke-on-the-mic-like-smokin-joe-frazi_213379.png)

> [Any take, anything that's recorded while the mic is on, that could be the final take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-price/any-take-anything-that-s-recorded-while-the-mic-is-on-that-could-be/)

[Stuart Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-price/)

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> [I'm nervous ahead of every gig. I feel like running away three seconds before I'm due on stage. But I'm all right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ringo-starr/i-m-nervous-ahead-of-every-gig-i-feel-like-running-away-three-seconds/)

[Ringo Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ringo-starr/)

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> [My mic is a Magnum. See me and this chick, we go back like Cro-Magnon. Man...we did it in the back of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pharoahe-monch/my-mic-is-a-magnum-see-me-and-this-chick-we-go-back-like-cro-magnon/)

[Pharoahe Monch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pharoahe-monch/)

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> [I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ab-soul/i-used-to-wanna-rap-like-jay-z-now-i-feel-i-could-run-laps-around-jay/)

[Ab-Soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ab-soul/)

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> [I'd like to say I'm R&B's savior. Whether that's the truth or not, I'm definitely going out there with my mic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/i-d-like-to-say-i-m-r-b-s-savior-whether-that-s-the-truth-or-not-i-m/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

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> [Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flavor-flav/back-in-the-day-when-the-d-j-would-be-playing-a-record-id-be-on-the/)

[Flavor Flav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flavor-flav/)

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> [I know for an actual fact that the things I say or that my brothers say on the mic are valid for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rza/i-know-for-an-actual-fact-that-the-things-i-say-or-that-my-brothers/)

[RZA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/rza-1981_brother_i-know-for-an-actual-fact-that-the-thing_741700.png)

> [I think the fear of humiliating yourself on stage always motivates me to give at least 90 percent. I've definitely been guilty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burr/i-think-the-fear-of-humiliating-yourself-on-stage-always-motivates-me/)

[Bill Burr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burr/)

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> [Music will always be apart of my life, I have been given a gift of song and voice and I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandisa/music-will-always-be-apart-of-my-life-i-have-been-given-a-gift-of/)

[Mandisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandisa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/mandisa-48327_given_music-will-always-be-apart-of-my-life-i_725699.png)

> [One time I was singing along with a boy that looked like me in the crowd and he pushed away the mic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davey-havok/one-time-i-was-singing-along-with-a-boy-that-looked-like-me-in-the/)

[Davey Havok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davey-havok/)

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> [I grew up in the spoken-word community. Before everybody had a home studio, or before we could get booked for shows, open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/macklemore/i-grew-up-in-the-spoken-word-community-before-everybody-had-a-home/)

[Macklemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/macklemore/)

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> [Music was just played all around me, and I couldn't run from it. My pops, he never learned to sing, but he'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/music-was-just-played-all-around-me-and-i-couldn-t-run-from-it-my/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

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> [There's a very old recording maxim that goes, 'Distance makes depth.' I've used that a hell of a lot-whether it's tracking guitars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-page/there-s-a-very-old-recording-maxim-that-goes-distance-makes-depth-i/)

[Jimmy Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-page/)

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> [As far as the persona, I'm true to myself. Not because I'm arrogant, but I'm true to myself because I believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-johnson/as-far-as-the-persona-i-m-true-to-myself-not-because-i-m-arrogant-but/)

[Cody Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cody-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/cody-johnson-15676_arrogant_as-far-as-the-persona-i-m-true-to-myself_942403.jpg)

> [I got this big fear of doing smoking jokes in my act and showing up five years from now goin' \[puts mic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hicks/i-got-this-big-fear-of-doing-smoking-jokes-in-my-act-and-showing-up/)

[Bill Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hicks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/bill-hicks-970_bigs_i-got-this-big-fear-of-doing-smoking-jok_612628.jpg)

> [The fact is that really no comedian sets out to offend you. Some comics enjoy the challenge of taking a subject that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-stanhope/the-fact-is-that-really-no-comedian-sets-out-to-offend-you-some/)

[Doug Stanhope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-stanhope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/doug-stanhope-1528_appearance_the-fact-is-that-really-no-comedian-sets_1090458.jpg)

> [I was living under a desk in West Hollywood. It was a closet that I shared with another comic. I was shocked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dat-phan/i-was-living-under-a-desk-in-west-hollywood-it-was-a-closet-that-i/)

[Dat Phan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dat-phan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/dat-phan-37618_chance_i-was-living-under-a-desk-in-west-hollyw_2495353.png)

> [These people shred. That's what I was saying about Nashville-you can go to an open mic night at the Holiday Inn and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lzzy-hale/these-people-shred-that-s-what-i-was-saying-about-nashville-you-can/)

[Lzzy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lzzy-hale/)

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> [You're your worst critic, and I don't like the way I sound on the mic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginuwine/you-re-your-worst-critic-and-i-don-t-like-the-way-i-sound-on-the-mic/)

[Ginuwine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginuwine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/ginuwine-2313_critic_you-re-your-worst-critic-and-i-don-t-lik_1412361.png)

> [ \[I've\] learned how to pull the mic away and attack the poetry with my body. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemon-andersen/i-ve-learned-how-to-pull-the-mic-away-and-attack-the-poetry-with-my/)

[Lemon Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemon-andersen/)

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> [I admire anyone who can walk across a stage to the mic and not trip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/i-admire-anyone-who-can-walk-across-a-stage-to-the-mic-and-not-trip/)

[Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/)

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> [I might not be able to hold my drink or my man, but what I can hold, is a tune. Point me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-kelk/i-might-not-be-able-to-hold-my-drink-or-my-man-but-what-i-can-hold-is/)

[Lindsey Kelk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-kelk/)

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> [Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I'm doing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eminem/honestly-i-d-love-to-be-remembered-as-one-of-the-best-to-ever-pick-up/)

[Eminem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eminem/)

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> [Every time you see me that Hammer's just so hype I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mc-hammer/every-time-you-see-me-that-hammer-s-just-so-hype-i-m-dope-on-the/)

[MC Hammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mc-hammer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/mc-hammer-10769_dope_every-time-you-see-me-that-hammer-s-just_2547499.jpg)

> [Who knew, when you were watching the Verizon ad and the guy said, 'Can you hear me now,' that was really just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/who-knew-when-you-were-watching-the-verizon-ad-and-the-guy-said-can/)

[Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/rick-perry-1638_administration_who-knew-when-you-were-watching-the-veri_1681498.png)

> [My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/my-mom-and-dad-are-both-in-stand-up-comedy-so-that-s-where-i-started/)

[Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/)

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                        "text": "My dad played in different clubs and open mic nights. But he mostly walked dogs. A lot of dogs.",
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                        "text": "I smoke on the mic like Smokin' Joe Frazier, The hell raiser, raisin' hell with the flavor.",
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                        "text": "I'm nervous ahead of every gig. I feel like running away three seconds before I'm due on stage. But I'm all right as soon as I get the mic in my hand.",
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                        "text": "My mic is a Magnum. See me and this chick, we go back like Cro-Magnon. Man...we did it in the back of your Magnum; I said, 'Put them Lifestyles back, give me the Magnums.'",
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                        "text": "There's a very old recording maxim that goes, 'Distance makes depth.' I've used that a hell of a lot-whether it's tracking guitars or the whole band. People are used to close-miking amps, but I'd have a mic out around the back, as well, and then balance the two. Also, you shouldn't have to use EQ in the studio if the instruments sound right. You should be able to get the right tones simply with the science of microphone placement.",
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                        "text": "As far as the persona, I'm true to myself. Not because I'm arrogant, but I'm true to myself because I believe that you have to stand for something. When you start sacrificing that, even if it's just a line in a song or something you say on the mic at a show, or the way you treat someone when you see them out in public, that all reflects on who you are.",
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                        "text": "I got this big fear of doing smoking jokes in my act and showing up five years from now goin' [puts mic to his neck and speaks as if he had a mechanical larynx] 'good evening everybody, remember me, smoking's bad. [puts cigarette to neck and mimics smoking it] Eeww. You ever seen somebody do that? I've seen someone do that. Let me tell you something — if you're smoking out of a hole in your neck [mimics it again] I'd think about quitting. And that's just me, ya know.",
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                        "text": "I was living under a desk in West Hollywood. It was a closet that I shared with another comic. I was shocked when they called me to come in to try out for the show. The chances of me getting on a TV show and winning it is like one-in-a-million. I had only been doing comedy for six years at that point, so I was basically considered an open mic-er or maybe a feature act once in awhile.",
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                        "text": "These people shred. That's what I was saying about Nashville-you can go to an open mic night at the Holiday Inn and probably see more talented musicians than the ones touring. When we first came down here I was like, \"Wow I'm glad we didn't cut our teeth down here, there's so much competition.\" You're being challenged constantly because you're surrounded by these amazing musicians.",
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