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- With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't…
- I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.
- I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
- Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much…
- I'm a passionate person. I'm a lot of things, like most people are. Most people are dynamic. The focus is not on me though, I'm…
- What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody…
- I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
- I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
- I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.
- I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.'
- I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
- 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,…
- 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,…
- In the early '90s, when I really started to find my voice, I was reading a lot of books, and I was moved by the…
- What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
- I feel like I was the only person who was capable of making this type of music in this type of way. I don't rap…
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