"There are three people's careers I'd like to meld together into my own... Jay Z's for his business mindset, Macklemore's hustle as an independent artist, and Bob Marley's impact on the world and how refined and genuine his music is to this day."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

CJ Fly

#Independent Quotes #Artist Quotes #Hustle Quotes

“I preach darkness. I don't inspire hopeâ€”only shadows. It's up to you to find the light in my words.”
“Being a good writer doesnâ€™t make you a good reporter, it takes hustle.”
“Fashion, which elevates the bad to the level of the good, subsequently turns its back on bad and good alike.”

Source : Eric Bentley (1986). “The Pirandello Commentaries”, p.9, Northwestern University Press
“If you have something to say, then say it. Express yourself and break the rules.”

Source : " Trent Reznor: 'a staleness has permeated rock music'", www.theguardian.com. May 8, 2014.
“And Boucard desisted, probably because like everyone else he was deeply impressed by this man who had laid all ghosts, who had lost all shadows, and who stared you in the eyes with cold serenity.”
“It's been a long blessed career. I've been riddled with injuries the past two and a half years and haven't been able to quite compete as I'm accustomed to. At this point, I just really want to enjoy it and put it all on the line when I'm out there.”
“A criminal is undoubtedly a poor soul, who is punished for his poverty.”
“To me, the counterculture was always what I grew up with the hippies in the late '60s. But, however you define it, it's really the excesses of youth and it's something that everyone goes through to some extent. Or if they don't, they should do.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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