Ali Shaheed Muhammad Quotes
Because I express myself through the music, I want to be responsible in that expression and how it carries on well after I'm here. But that's just me.
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I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.
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Any time you can give consumers more of what they want, it's a good thing. Unbundling the album is a good thing. In the case of music - because it is content that you can slice into songs - doing that is of huge benefit to consumers.
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
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As much as I don't want to admit it, my fans are the only ones that can hurt my feelings when they're not pleased with what I'm presenting. I want it to be perfect for them. I want them to have a different sense of pride in my music.
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When I went to see Kansas and Queen and Styx, I don't even remember the music. But I know what I saw.
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
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I just love, love going around and traveling and bringing the music to people. They just make you feel so happy that you came.
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I was never really a Mod. I thought I was more of a beatnik with the brown corduroy jacket, blue jeans, etc. I loved the music Mods liked, and I loved the clothes, but I didn't have any money to spend on them.
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I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table.
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I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.
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Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.
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My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
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I love going to the cinema, listening to music, yoga and long walks along Holkham beach in Norfolk.
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Although I enjoyed writing Film Music it was always a means to an end, in that it enabled me to keep a wife and family and write my classical music, which has always been my passion.
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I'll be making music 'til the day I die. I've done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming.
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I know my football. And I adore football players. The crashing noise of a tackle, the huddle grunting, and the roar of the crowd are music to my ears.
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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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I'm still going to sing these songs because trap is a type of music very popular in the streets, and people want to hear it.
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I have taken taking my music to labels for years, and everyone just thought it was creepy. They thought the images with the music were weird and verging on psychotic.
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I think of music as creating a space. I like to put things in that are comforting to me and are nostalgic. To me, that's what sampling does in songs; it's making deeper layers for people who know where it comes from, but also referencing another part of my history and my memory or a memory that I have.
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The best music of any era lasts well, I think.
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The mother of invention in music is necessity, not Frank Zappa!
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I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.
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Because I express myself through the music, I want to be responsible in that expression and how it carries on well after I'm here. But that's just me.
