Seal

"Don't just sit there and allow life to happen to you. Go out and take charge if you want change, but it begins by making a change within yourself."

Juan Atkins

"Stay dedicated and don't be scared to try something new. Don't follow the leader. Dance to the beat of your own drum and don't be scared to do it."

Saul Williams

"As a kid, I wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be an activist, I wanted to be a rapper. So when a group like, say, Public Enemy or KRS-One came out who were rappers/activists, that was the epitome of what I wanted to be."

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MC Solaar

They treat me as a traitor when I speak of silence’s defeat. Silence is of gold, but I’ve chosen the beat, A wave, a cyclone, where’s the weather gonna blow? Whoever sows the wind reaps the tempo
MC Solaar, French rapper(1969-)

Charlie Parker

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.
Charlie Parker, U.S. jazzman (1920-1955)