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"1041 Music Quotes

I would say that music is the easiest means in which to express, but since words are my talent, I must try to express clumsily in words what the pure music would have done better.

Music Easiest Express Talent
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I'm a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.

Believer Rap Supporter Tremendous
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I like all music. The only music I don't like is bad music.

Bad Like Music Only
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What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.

Brain Get Music Seizure
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Rock music is not meant to be perfect.
Meant Meant To Be Music Perfect
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Melody is king, and don't you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they're not; they're just an accompanying factor. If they're good, you're really in good shape. Lyrics are written to be rewritten.

Appear Ever Factor Forget
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Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
Jazz Black Classical
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When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist.

Studying Black Concert Pianists
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Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.

Music The Art Prophets
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Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.
Talent Burden Joy Planet
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Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.
Jazz Music Life Being
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I prefer musicals, because I am the best dancer who ever lived. The best plies, the best sashays, and by far the best-smelling Capezios.

Am Because Best Dancer
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Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.

Happened Child Music Life
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,

Misunderstood Song Written Simone
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I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested.

Classical music Survive Song Voice
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I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought.

Reluctant Singer Activity Life
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Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was.
Music Gift Burden Remember
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I don't like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat.

Drug Addicts Sounds Cat
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I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.
Expensive Grand Had Like
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I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot.

Also Book Considered Hip-Hop
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Music enriches people's lives in the same way paintings and literature do. Everybody deserves that.

Deserves Everybody Literature Lives
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The instrument that I never learned how to play was my fans. You know, they are the part of the story that nobody teaches you. I just want to do the right thing; I want to be a voice with them, among them

Among DoTheRightThing Fans How
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Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system.

Child Education Element Every
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I hope that what you take away from my album is not just the music - which I did want to be fun, and I did want it to be about individuality, but please also take away from it that there's no dream that's too big.

About Album Also Away
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I think what made it difficult for people to get, and still makes it difficult for people to get, is the theatrical nature of the work and the fact that, my music doesn't exist without the performance-art element.

Difficult Element Exist Fact
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I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

Almost Fans Hear Instantly
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Pop music will never be low brow

Brow Low Music Never
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You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.

Around Ask Buy Going
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Unless I am both capable of and willing to reopen the wound every time I write a song, if I choose to not look inside myself to write music, I'm really not worth being called an artist at all

Am Artist Being Both
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I write music every day
Day Every EveryDay IWrite
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When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

Exquisite Had Like Music
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Music is my heart, but I see television and more movies in the next stage of my life.

Heart I See Life More
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As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

As Far As Cool Early Far
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I just like music that I can relate to, something to listen to in my car.
Car I Can Just Like
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I don't want people to get confused. I'm not going to be putting out a gospel album.

Album Confused Get Going
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.

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Anybody Artist Classical Rapper
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.

Nas
Get Hip Hop Lot Making
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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

Nas
About Competitive Gets Hand
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I'll always love rap, no matter what's going on.

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Always Going Love Matter
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The sound of the '90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street - it's a feeling.

Nas
Combination Feeling Me Soul
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.

Nas
Enough Feels Get Grown
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.

Nas
Bigger Hip Hop New New York
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Some people say I'm conscious, some say I'm a gangsta rapper - it's just me doing me. I'm stomping in my own lane. I'm doing what I do.

Nas
Conscious Doing Gangsta Just
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When I say 'hip-hop is dead,' basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.

Nas
America Basically Dead Hip Hop
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I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop... We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We're warriors. Soldiers.

Nas
America Could Government Help
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she's fearless and she's ahead of the game. She's ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.

Nas
Admire Ahead Entire Favorites
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.

Nas
Around Bass Big Definitely
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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it's not up to people's expectations anymore, its still here, and that's says a lot.

Nas
Anymore Credit Even Expectations
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I think it's interesting that 'cologne' rhymes with 'alone.'

Alone Cologne I Think Interesting
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Old-school hip hop, i.e., whatever was popular when you were nineteen, is great. Everything since then is intolerable.

Everything Great Hip Hip Hop
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