Hip hop Quote by Mat Kearney Download Open image “I love Bruce Springsteen's writing, but I grew up on '90s hip hop, like Tribe Called Quest.” — Mat Kearney ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hip hop I love Love Tribe Tribe called quest Up Writing
I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of Springsteen. Obviously, his social commentary is very powerful for me. I like his album 'The Rising.' It's not a… — Enda Kenny Copy Share Image
One of my favorite albums in the world is Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska.' Each song has this very distinct character who has something profound to… — Abigail Washburn Copy Share Image
I remember writing '5 Dollars' out of intense listening sessions of Bruce Springsteen. I don't know if it's obvious, but I was obsessed with… — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I'd always been a fan growing up, and in high school, I was really into Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. — Bryan Hayes Copy Share Image
There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and… — Jackie DeShannon Copy Share Image
It's great having Bruce Springsteen on my show. We have so much in common! We're both from New Jersey, just from different neighborhoods. Sort… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
I grew up on hip-hop. I grew up on Run-D.M.C., Whodini, LL when I was in college, so I'm more of a music fan.… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip hop music… — El-P Copy Share Image
My dad was a scratch golfer growing up. When I'm on the road, I always bring my clubs with me. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
With 'City of Black & White,' I wanted a record that would make you feel good, that would sort of take you up in… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
The first year I moved to Nashville, I started playing these songwriter nights with people like Nickel Creek, Duncan Sheik, and even Ryan Adams...… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
When we tour, there's always this unique quality to every town you visit... Touring, you get a sense of a collective identity for different… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I meant what I said when I said until my dying day.I'm holding on to you, holding on to me.Maybe it's all gone black… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Well, I never made a record to be in the Christian market. So when I made my record it was to exist in all… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I love creating moments that feel bigger than just like an artist on stage. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Just because you've written a song doesn't mean that you have pulled through. There are definitely songs where I embodied someone else's pain and… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
Everything affects hip-hop. The question is, how does it affect the money that corporations are going to invest to put out different kinds of… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
By the time you get into other kinds of music - R&B, country, or whatever - it becomes something that's romantic. It becomes something… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I gave birth to most of them MC's... So when it comes around to the month of May, Send me your royalty check for… — Roxanne Shante Copy Share Image
Couples Therapy' is pretty big for me because it's opening the door to a new audience - a hip-hop following, which I feel is… — Carmen Carrera Copy Share Image
Wherever I go, I bring the culture with me, so that they can understand that it's attainable. I didn't do it any other way… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
If you don't know hip-hop, at least a little bit of it, you can't even call yourself an American. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the… — El-P Copy Share Image