Meshell Ndegeocello Quotes
Music is like a lover that I can't commit to, but I seem to always find myself in bed with.
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When I'm doing just music all the time, it can get really overwhelming. It's always challenging to switch it up a bit. And just because you're a musician, it doesn't mean that music is your only creative outlet.
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Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.
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I feel like my kind of music is a big pot of different spices. It's a soup with all kinds of ingredients in it.
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I'm going to put music out when I feel like it's ready.
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I like music a lot.
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I think that music is still art, even if it's commercialised.
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Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
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There's not a day goes by that I don't appreciate the freedom that I have to make music and tour and spend time with my family.
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Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.
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Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.
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The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music.
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I own a mortgage company and a real estate company funded by the music. Florida is a kinda gold mine.
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If you really don’t enjoy the type of music I make and that’s not you, OK. But don’t say I’m not talented. If you haven’t noticed, I wasn’t made - I was found.
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I had people telling me how much I sucked and how bad my music was, but I didn't allow that to discourage me to the point where I didn't want to do music anymore.
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I love country music.
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My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.
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That's why people listen to music or look at paintings. To get in touch with that wholeness.
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With most of the songs and music that I've composed, irrespective of the myriad videos made, I was always careful not to overly define the experience, leaving room for people to internalize things for themselves, making their experience more integral.
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I would rather have a gay child. If you have a gay son, you know he's not gonna be shooting up his high school. That would get in the way of yearbook.
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In feature films, unless there was a body count, they weren't hiring me to direct it.
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I think when you've been a career politician for 34 years you have to run on your record.
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I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl.
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Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
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Music is like a lover that I can't commit to, but I seem to always find myself in bed with.
