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> [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 that some of it, you know, comes off on you at some point in your show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-m-a-dreamer-i-watch-people-you-don-t-try-to-become-them-because-you/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

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## More by Raphael Saadiq

> [It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/it-s-the-adrenaline-rush-you-only-get-from-being-in-front-of-an/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [I've always loved people that's been around for a long time, like old shoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-ve-always-loved-people-that-s-been-around-for-a-long-time-like-old/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-honed-in-on-a-great-time-the-motown-era-the-60s-and-70s-that-type/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/isaac-hayes-told-me-once-there-s-no-such-thing-as-old-school-either/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [Cats 25 years younger can't run with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/cats-25-years-younger-can-t-run-with-me/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [Back in the day people made music to go on tour. They didn't make music to make a video.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/back-in-the-day-people-made-music-to-go-on-tour-they-didn-t-make/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [Friendship, harmony, and leadership - pushin' people, just givin' people that push, like I would expect them to do for me, they'd do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/friendship-harmony-and-leadership-pushin-people-just-givin-people/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [My mission has always been to do something that suits everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/my-mission-has-always-been-to-do-something-that-suits-everybody/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/if-you-really-love-music-people-can-tell-if-you-love-music-you-have/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/growing-up-in-the-bay-area-i-played-early-on-with-these-quartet/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-m-a-dreamer-i-watch-people-you-don-t-try-to-become-them-because-you/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-feel-like-i-have-re-created-myself-on-every-album-i-try-to-do-that/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-would-love-to-go-to-smaller-places-in-the-uk-such-as-manchester-and/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [When I come to London now it's like being in L.A., because they know me like I'm at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/when-i-come-to-london-now-it-s-like-being-in-l-a-because-they-know-me/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

> [I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-saadiq/i-liked-the-name-saadiq-and-didn-t-want-to-be-known-as-an-artist-as/)

[Raphael Saadiq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-saadiq/)

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