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Some people become artists for whatever reasons. Some of it's frivolous. And I don't think there should be any shame on that, but I think there comes a point in life where you want to offer more.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Any Artists Become Frivolous Life More Offer People Point Reasons Shame Should Some Some People Think Want Whatever Where You I Think

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Here in America, our use of time is not harmonious with humanity's better spirit.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: America Better Harmonious Here Humanity Our Spirit Time Use

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I believe in a 'give us this day our daily bread' sort of thing. And what I draw from that is, I try not to stock my refrigerator for groceries for the week, cause I might not live to see the full week.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Believe Bread Cause Daily Daily Bread Day Draw Full Give Groceries Live Might Our Refrigerator See Sort Stock Thing Try Us Week I Believe I Believe In

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Because I express myself through the music, I want to be responsible in that expression and how it carries on well after I'm here. But that's just me.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: After Because Carries Express Expression Here How Just Me Music Myself Responsible Through Want Well

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My mom used to be concerned 'cause I would never go outside. And when I'd go outside, I'd have friends, but I just was always in the house listening to music, practicing DJing all the time. Then my uncle got a keyboard, drum machine, so I'd just be in the house at 12, 13, just, like, messing up his presets. And my mom was like, 'My son is strange.'

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Always Cause Concerned Drum Friends Go Got His House Just Just Be Keyboard Like Listening Machine Messing Mom Music Never Outside Practicing Son Strange Then Time Uncle Up Used Would

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I really care about what I put out, and probably more than the fans care. At times, I think I over-care. But I just know that the body of work has such a high standard that it's kind of like, in my own head, I need to at least match it if not get over that, so that's the challenge.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: About Body Care Challenge Fans Get Head High Just Kind Know Least Like Match More My Own Need Out Over Own Put Really Standard Than Think Times Work I Think

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But I could not imagine having a child and the child not having a relationship with music that opens up their mind and their imagination and teaches them things.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Child Could Having Imagination Imagine Mind Music Opens Relationship Teaches Them Things Up

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Raphael Saadiq said to me, quite often, that Chuck D was his history teacher. And so he got a lot from the music, things that he wasn't getting maybe in school. And I feel the same way with regards to Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Chuck Earth Feel Fire Getting Got He His History Lot Maybe Me Music Often Quite Raphael Regards Said Same School Stevie Stevie Wonder Teacher Things Way Wind Wonder I Feel

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Our records are commodities. We're looking to make a sale. The radio stations are looking to get the advertising dollars. The end.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Advertising Commodities Dollars End Get Looking Make Our Radio Radio Stations Records Sale Stations

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I'm a believer in the nap. I don't care what it is. 15 minutes. Five hours. If you know someone's going to come back and come to work.

~Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Topics: Back Believer Care Come Five Going Hours Know Minutes Nap Someone Work You 15 Minutes

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 11th, 1970

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