Skip to content

Been Quote by Fela Kuti

“My music has never been a failure.” quote by Fela Kuti — Download Open image

“My music has never been a failure.”

About This Quote

Source Song: “Music Is My Weapon”, 1979

His music never fails; it always succeeds.

In simple terms: His music always succeeds.

Key Takeaway

Believe in your creative output.

Themes

art confidence success

Mood

optimistic pragmatic

Type

philosophical motivational

When to use this quote

songwriting
performance
recording
teaching

Key Concepts

self‑efficacy creativity

Questions to Reflect On

What defines success for you?
How to handle setbacks?

A Different Perspective

Success may be subjective.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (6 ratings)

Been Failure Music Music Failure Never Song

More by Fela Kuti

Spiritually speaking, every human being has a destiny and a duty to perform.

Image

Our prisons are very bad. When I was in Ikoyi prison, people were dying every day. They were carrying bodies out of the prison…

Image

I want peace. Happiness. Not only for myself. For everybody.

Image

I would never run away from my country. Even at the point of death, I doubt I would move out, because what is the…

Image

My mother was the most wicked mother ever seen in life when it came to beating. Oh-la-la! Every time I would say, 'This is…

Image

It is a false belief to think you can own somebody, I'm out of that now. The man should understand he does not own…

Image

99.9% of the information you get about Africa is wrong

Image

I believe in pan-Africanism. This means that in many things - the judiciary, sports, economics and trade - we want Africanism to be involved,…

Image

When you start to think of revenge, you start to think of hate. I don't believe in hating people. It's a retrogressive thing.

Image

I hold death in my pouch, I cannot die.

Image

I've suffered quite a lot, to the point where I've experienced death. Years before I wasn't fit to die, but I understand life better…

Image

I think I'm going to lead my people one day. I'm sure of it.

Image

Explore all 67 Fela Kuti quotes

More Been quotes

When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I…

Image

I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since.

Image

Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term…

Image

Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are…

Image

I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or…

Image

A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those…

Marie Avgeropoulos

Image

I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in…

Image

Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me…

Cybill Shepherd

Image

I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop…

Image

I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of…

Image

Windmills and solar cells are carbon-free sources of electricity. But they are costly. If you've been investing in those, give it up. That game…

Image

Once I committed to acting, this has been it.

Image

Browse all 13,699 Been quotes