You have to be sincere in your feelings. And fear is one of those, sometimes; doubt is one of those; jealousy, anger – all your emotions are not going to be considered the strong emotions; all of them are not going to be love, happiness, joy. Common Read Quote
One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element – it felt powerful and manly. Common Read Quote
I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right. Common Read Quote
Oh man, I love what the South brings as far as the soul, and I really have noticed from even the early days of listening to OutKast and Goodie Mob that Atlanta and the South has a diverse sound to it. You have bounce music. You have soulful musicians. You have artists with vocals who try to do different things. Common Read Quote
I believe that music is about making quality things, making quality art, and no matter who you decide to work with, you and that person have to come up with something special, come up with something that is excellent material, so whoever hears it and reviews it will like it. Common Read Quote
I feel like God gives you what you deserve. Whatever that time is, you get what you deserve. Common Read Quote
I loved plays, I loved films, but I had no desire to act until I had just put out my album ‘Like Water for Chocolate.’ Creatively, I felt like I’d hit a ceiling, and I needed something else to express myself, and I just decided to take acting classes. Common Read Quote
One thing I have throughout my career, it felt like I did my best to align myself with quality artists, quality work, and it is a situation of steel sharpening steel. Common Read Quote
