In the '70s, anybody who was a connoisseur of collecting vinyl had the velvet brush. Remember the velvet brush? It would clean the record, and you would only grab the record from the sides and you would carefully slide it… — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
The first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
I was reckless with records. I would pull them out by my fingertips. I would put my hands all over them. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
I needed to be able to hear the mix before you do - that's when I came up with the "peek-a-boo" system. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
A lot of journalists say, "Tell us about the '80s." Nobody wants to know about the '70s! — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood. Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the… — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
In the '70s, anybody who was a connoisseur of collecting vinyl had the velvet brush. Remember the velvet brush? It would clean the record,… — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a perfect historical film. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
I used to travel 200 days of the year. I had to calm it down because I have a 17-year-old daughter going on 30,… — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
That diversity of production styles and diversity of lyrical structure - I miss that. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
