American - Musician | 1978 -
I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now.
Adrian Younge
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To me, the Ennio Morricone kind of sound is a derivative of soul music.
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I tell people, 'I don't make music, I make worlds.'
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I'm the black dude that loves old black culture. I also love old white culture. I just love history, but I'm the guy that wants to bring things back and push them forward.
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I love the song 'Picasso Baby,' and I think the performance art piece was brilliant. I love that fact that Jay Z is continuing to raise the bar on hip hop.
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I have a J.D., but I'm not a practicing attorney as far as entertainment law goes.
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I love sampling, and RZA loves sampling, too.
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Basically, if you work hard and practice an instrument every day, you'll learn how to play like a professional. You'll get better and better each day. And that's how it works for me. I wasn't magically inclined to play. I had to keep practicing and practicing to train my fingers.
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'Luke Cage' is a gift. There's so many different ways you can look at it.
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As me being somebody that makes arguably nostalgic music, I cannot stand when somebody tries to make old music just to sound old.
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When people make the educated argument that things should go back, it's more like going back to a feeling they had when they heard some of the music that came out. Not going back to that music being rehashed. That's stupid.
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Cee Lo - to me, his voice is classic; I've personally said to him before, 'For me, your voice is as special as a Michael Jackson vocal,' because of what he can do, his range. I said that to him, and I mean that.
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