Think Radio Quotes by Robert Glasper

1 Think Radio quote by Robert Glasper

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I think there's good music out there. I just think that radio stations don't play it.

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A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that?

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You can see how different artists work, from writing to recording, just from being in the studio environment with them.

I'm not really married to the craft of jazz - I'm married to me, and my style, and whatever I produce.

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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.

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I was playing drums in church when I was six. Then I picked up the piano when I was 11 or 12.

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