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Quotes by Musician
"The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people's minds, in people's heads."
80
"I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?"
78
"For this album I was determined to do it my way. Take my time. I'm gonna win, lose or draw on my own."
Time,
72
"Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them."
68
"Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight."
67
"I've chosen my wedding ring large and heavy to continue forever. But exactly because of that all the time that Dave and I have an argument I feel it like handcuffs, and on anger time I throw it in a basket. Poor Dave, he bought me three wedding rings already!"
64
"America is still mostly xenophobic and racist. That's the nature of America, I think."
64
"I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself."
63
"It is very much the theme of our President, President Thabo Mbeki, whose passion is for Africa to work together, and for Africans to get up and do things for us. We are trying as women to do things for ourselves."
61
"I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey."
60
"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption."
60
"Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models."
58
"In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat."
57
"My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career."
57
"I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way."
57
"A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me."
55
"I mean, if you turn on the radio, love is 90 percent of the music."
55
"Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself."
55
"Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall."
55
"One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter."
55
"I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me."
54
"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
53
"So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama."
53
"The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice."
53
"I love sneakers on a girl. I don't know why, but I guess it's because I'm still a young. I really like just like a girl who has style - a girl who does her own thing, is unique in what she's wearing and works what she's got."
53
"It's a really unfair world because life is, where I am; all day long we listen to American music. So I don't see why the radios in the U.S. cannot even put aside one hour a day just to play music that is not American."
52
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