Danzon is my favorite Cuban music, played by a traditional string orchestra with flute and piano. It's very formally structured but romantic... →
Rachel Kushner
I actually prefer soothing music - and maybe that's the skater in me.
Michelle Kwan
Because I'm pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that's really too strong, in my head.
What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the... →
My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown... →
Talib Kweli
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way and it'll be a... →
I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you... →
If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on... →
I think music sharing of any kind is great.
Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are... →