Chuck D Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Chuck D quotes and sayings page 2 (musician). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 45 we have.
“I believe that, artistically and culturally, the free radio air should be able to support local artists of whatever genre. Play 40 percent of your local artists; don't suck up to major labels to the point where you neglect your own locale.”
“The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.”
“Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there.”
“Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it.”
“Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites.”
“There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In the past, I'd say, 'Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.'”
“I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins and Bostons and Peter Framptons of the time. In many ways, classic rock became bigger than mainstream rock.”
“I'm a multi-tasker. I was down with that stuff before they invented the term.”
“The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.”
“You can't master time, but you have to work your hardest to manage it.”
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