I can’t just sit back and write about the club when our democracy is under attack. I have to be a more positive force. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
So-called leaders aren’t doing anything, so it’s become the job of artists like me. We have to get on the front lines and fight for the people who have love and tolerance in their hearts and want to live in a unified world. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
I heard Skip James, and it pierced me. It felt like punk rock to me, real and raw. It was just one guitar, so simple yet so much expression. I wanted to feel and express like that, to take the shortest path to get to an emotion. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
Slaves and the descendants of slaves created world pop culture. Let’s keep it real and be very respectful about that. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
When I look into the audience, and I just know we understand each other, I can see their faces, and they know what I’m talking about. I feel like I’ve helped. Everything I’ve been through in my life, it helps people. Then that makes it worth it. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
My most revered hero is Robert Johnson. His lyrics are so consistent with rap: the danger, the boldness, the creativity. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
I usually go to secondhand stores and find what I can. I like finding interesting things: vests, blazers. I tell the band, ‘We got to look good when we’re up there.’ I learned it from Miles Davis. I read about his suits in his biography. Suits mean you’re getting paid, and I like the idea that he looked good in his suits. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
In the Pines’ is a very old song dating back to slavery. Lead Belly made it popular. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
Ain’t nobody more punk rock than Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, even Little Richard. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
I’m in a collective with the same guys I met on the streets at 12. The greatest investments I ever made were those friendships. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
