Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful.
Roberta Flack
I didn't know how well my first album had done; it was enough to get me to do the second album, which was a continuation of the music I'd... →
Disco was brand new then and there were a few jocks that had monstrous sound systems but they wouldn't dare play this kind of music. They would... →
Grandmaster Flash
I don't want to be classified as an old-skool DJ or new-skool DJ. I want to be classified as an all-skool DJ who plays it all. I also want to... →
I was a quiet, nerdy kid living in the Bronx. I spent most of my teens in my room, taking apart electrical items to figure out how they worked before... →
Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.
Gustave Flaubert
I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it's all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other... →
Flavor Flav
What I'm trying to do is put back into rap music what's missing - which is the good part, the fun part, that party part.
I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy.
Music gave me something that was not only good for me - it gave me something to work on, something to be proud of and something that I really loved... →
Flea