will.i.am (William James Adams, Jr.) Quotes

Pop is the most competitive form of music there is. You are always fighting to be adopted and accepted by the masses, and it's always shifting.

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• Pop is the most competitive form of music there is. You are always fighting to be adopted and accepted by the masses, and it's always shifting.

  

  will.i.am
  • Fighting
  • Form
  • Accepted