Mos Def quotes - page 2

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do. (Mos Def)

Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years it's a name that the streets taught me a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name and it's time to expand and move on.

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I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

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Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

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I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.

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That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.

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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?

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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.

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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.

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Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. (Mos Def)

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

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I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life.

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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.

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I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.

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I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

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I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

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I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it.

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You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics. (Mos Def)

I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.

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I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way.

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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.

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There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.

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Occupation: American Rapper
Born: December 11, 1973
Quotes count: 71
Wikipedia: Mos Def

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