American - Musician | 1968 -
That's always the time to quit - when you have nothing to say as an artist and creative person.
Fantastic Negrito
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There's certain artists that are meant to have certain paths and go the way of the corporate world. And then there are artists who are artists.
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My dad was born in 1905, and the men from that period were real men. He prepared me for the world.
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I was raised on African music, Harry Belafonte, and the Boston Pops. Then I got a dose of soul and hip-hop. I related to it immediately.
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Jimmy Iovine signed me personally to a million-dollar contract, and I lost my identity for a long time. That system is so predicated on making a hit, or you're out of here.
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If I can't be honest with music, forget it.
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Fantastic Negrito is a persona, an incarnation in my third phase.
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My dad was a strict Muslim. He had a lot of rules.
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As long as we have have predatory capitalism, we'll have guns because the gun industry loves to make money out of guns.
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I hitchhiked to L.A. with $100 and a keyboard.
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I thought my story was over. But that was when I realised I finally had a story to tell - and it seems to remind people of their own story.
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I really loved the hardcore alternative vibe Prince had on 'Dirty Mind.'
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