Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) Quotes

I smoked some weed, and that's how I finished 'Izzo.'

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• Most of the dramatism in Wagner comes from a very close link between the music and the language of the text. So much of the expressivity of Wagner's music dramas comes from the singers' capacity to play with the sound of the language. This kind of thing you can do very well in concert performance.

  

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• I love all the shows that encourage people to love, appreciate and help animals. There are more programs about animals than ever, and that pleases me.

  

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• Museum of Modern Art doesn't have anything to do with what I do. Probably has made some differences in my sales, I wouldn't be surprised. Again, you have to ask other people, because I don't have a measuring device.

  

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• Couples counseling gets many couples back together. But not all, and not always. For your own sake and that of your children, however, I recommend it - I almost insist on it - as the first step for anyone unhappy in a relationship.

  

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• I smoked some weed, and that's how I finished 'Izzo.'

  

  Jay-Z
  • Weed
  • Finished