Mos Def Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)
Mos Def quotes and sayings page 5 (51 year old musician). Here's quote # 41 through 50 out of the 68 we have for him.
“With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?”
“I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.”
“I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.”
“I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.”
“When people say, 'I don't see you enough,' well just because you don't see me don't mean I don't exist, or just 'cause you haven't heard me don't mean I haven't been making noise. But if I keep making noise, you'll pick up.”
“I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.”
“If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.”
“What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.”
“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.”
“I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or separation between the self that I see and know myself as.”
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