“A second evil which plagues the modern world is that of poverty. Like a monstrous octopus, it projects it’s nagging, prehensile tentacles in lands ...
“One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma with regards to mental illness, specifically bipol...
"I believe in djinns," says Fatima Al Qadiri. "I believe in evil spirits that haunt the earth. I don't smell or see them, but I feel them – especially in Kuw...
"When I was a punk teenager, I rebelled because lots of people in Iceland think that foreigners are evil and that if you don't wear woolen hats and eat sheep, y...
"My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not to touch it. But I'd go back and touch it anyway. I gained ...
“Everyone’s trying to survive. Even famous people... They’re just at home making toast. Everyone shits, everyone pees, but people lose themselves when the...
"Leaving the record companies tweaked something inside me and I realized I don't have to deal with labels to make something happen. If I want to meet someone, I...
"When governments rely increasingly on sophisticated public relations agencies, public debate disappears and is replaced by competing propaganda campaigns, with...
"I record all night and sleep all day. It started because you're excited about the music and you want to stay up longer, but over 15 years, it's become a habit....
“What’s really hurting me – the name Islam is involved, and Muslim is involved and causing trouble and starting hate and violence. Islam is not a killer r...
"There's a store in Omaha called the Antiquarium. It was an amazing place. The top two floors used to he a used bookstore. The basement was the record store, an...
"With all respect, I'm sure that we have enough preachers in the world. Through my way of writing, I was capable of being able to say these things and yet not m...
"I guess trying to throw my body into the guitar is so natural for me that I don't even know how to explain it. I can't imagine life without it."–St. Vincent...
"The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind."– Marina Abramov...
"A Tribe Called Quests was one of those things that was supposed to be about growth. When I say "growth" I don't just mean about our sound or our product, but T...
"I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies and programming and space and clutter and how to be a ...
"A lot of people come up to me expecting to meet the person they have seen perform. It's not going to happen, unless my mania, my stage person, responds to them...
