To make the material speak to man in the name of man, this is the aim and reality of art.
A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.
The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.
The true beauty of music is that it connects people.
I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.
I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.
I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert.
You will be faced, now, with pain of a magnitude that none of us here can comprehend because it is beyond our experience. The Receiver himself was not able to describe it, only to remind us that you would be faced with it, that you would need immense courage.
Like many Catholics, I was very affected by the personality of Jesus and that impression, pious as it was, has stayed with me.
There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
I love James Baldwin essays, but also his novels. I recently read "Another Country. " I couldn't believe how ahead of his time he was.