Mos Def

All Mos Def Quotes

• I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life,… All
• I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody. Inspirational
• I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift. Anyone
• I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh… Come Back
• You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. Ask
• You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics. Add
• Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective. Close
• It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad… Action
• But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent. Creeps
• I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture. Beat
• I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13. Exposure
• I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.' Ad
• I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice. Ambition
• I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. Any
• I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically. Albums
• I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it. Been
• I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it. Inspirational
• I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work. Get Low
• If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth. Advocate
• If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know,… All
• Reckless capitalism kills black people. Black
• Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records. Artistic
• African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be… African
• I believe the projects were a social experiment; we were laboratory rats stacked on top of each other, and people just knew, inherently, that there… Believe
• I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people,… Album

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