Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would all have the same clothes and shoes, like these uniforms. I was in awe. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
I've always loved people that's been around for a long time, like old shoes. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in… — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.' — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
Back in the day people made music to go on tour. They didn't make music to make a video. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
Friendship, harmony, and leadership - pushin' people, just givin' people that push, like I would expect them to do for me, they'd do the… — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would… — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
I'm a dreamer. I watch people. You don't try to become them because you could never become any of those guys. But you hope… — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
I feel like I have re-created myself on every album. I try to do that. It's like playing a game with yourself, trying to… — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you… — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
When I come to London now it's like being in L.A., because they know me like I'm at home. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
