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Mos Def Quotes

Mos Def quotes

American Musician December 11, 1973

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Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else. Mos Def
I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they..."
Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate. Mos Def
I feel like I was the only person who was capable of making this type of music in this type of way. I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these..."
To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these different things are just as natural to me as rhyming. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep..."
I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything..."
I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or..."
There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and..."
And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone. Mos Def
Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective. Mos Def
To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn't have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or..."
I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or separation between the self that I see and know myself as. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the..."
I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work. Mos Def
Mos Def quote: "All the things that are worth doing, take time."
All the things that are worth doing, take time. Mos Def
Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records. Mos Def

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