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I think the Internet was the saving grace for Public Enemy. Before that, travelling the world saved Public Enemy. (Chuck D)
I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money. View quote
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People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection. View quote
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What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records. View quote
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When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We're not going to come in to Ireland without an understanding that there's a history that's very sensitive. View quote
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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. View quote
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Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound. View quote
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You're always going to sound like yourself, but you can make really strong attempts to keep some similarities, but move away from what you did before for popularity's sake. View quote
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You have to wait for people to program you. The only difference is the amount of people that you're going to reach but that's going to even out in the next two or three years anyway. Computers are being bought faster than televisions right now. View quote
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My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly. View quote
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I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment. (Chuck D)
Rap is supposed to be about keeping it real and not relinquishing your roots in the community. Without that, it's just posturing. Somebody who claims to speak for the 'hood don't need no private jet. View quote
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The Internet was a saving grace for promoting and exposing, and even creating. It's a parallel world to the music industry that already exists, and I'm glad to be a part of it. View quote
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My daughter's 19. I'm not asking her to develop as an artist. I'm just asking her to develop as a full person, human being. View quote
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The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments. View quote
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One of the problems with hip hop is lack of infrastructure and not being able to control its own course. I don't like that hip hop is full of infantile 35-year-olds. Hip hop cannot afford to be lazy. View quote
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I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did to 'Kashmir' was a debacle. View quote
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