- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music Quotes
Quotes on music and creative calling.
These quotes describe music as near-constant background for some, and as a true calling for others - one line simply states a feeling of being destined for it. A few discuss resisting one narrow sound in favor of exploring many styles. Related reading includes Funny Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just fell in love with his music. I thought Yanni was Japanese. I didn't have any idea what a Yanni was. I just thought I was in love with a Japanese man who wrote beautiful music.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to separate the music- and lyric-writing processes if I can. I'll sort of noodle around on my keyboard and my computer until I have a beat or a chord progression, I'll record it as a loop, export it to iTunes, then walk around with the loop and sort of talk to myself in the loop, and that's how I get the lyrics.
- Listen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think why my content does so well with so many different types of people is because it speaks to everyone. I'll make a Soca music reference, I'll use a Tamil word, I'll do a Jamaican Patois accent. I know about all these people, and I'm not afraid to indulge in their culture.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it's paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think any artist has really relied on music videos the way I do. It's almost like my radio.
- I Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
By putting this music out, I think I genuinely eliminated 80 percent of the previous jobs I was qualified for.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A part of me wants to rely less and less on comedic visuals and make more substantial standalone music. And get a sitcom on TV where I can let my comedy do the talking there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I care most about what rappers think about me as a rapper, and I've gotten a lot of praise. I think rappers understand I'm a really good rapper, and that means more to me than a random person, you know, 'cause they know what goes into making rap music.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Personally, I feel like I'm trying to redefine what a really good rapper can be like. Like, I think it's not often where a good rapper can be making funny music.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would say that I don't make music quickly; like, my process has been very slow, and my bar is very high, and I don't really rush to make music just to get something out there.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is crazy how people can't understand the concept of comedy and music. It's like they have to be mutually exclusive.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to play drums and if I didn't play drums, I wouldn't make music and drums are the foundation for what I do.
- Franklin
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like when you hear Aretha Franklin sing - it touches your soul. Crunk music, it makes you just wanna lose your mind - just be free and wild out.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm born to do music. I'm born to act. I'm born to dance and all of these things, and I will be respected.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020