Martin Luther King Nadeem Salaam·January 17, 2017 “A second evil which plagues the modern world is that of poverty. Like a monstrous octopus, it...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
George Michael Nadeem Salaam·December 28, 2016“You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.”–George Michael...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Carrie Fisher Nadeem Salaam·December 28, 2016“One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Leonard Cohen Nadeem Salaam·November 11, 2016“It’s hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender” ―...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Fatima Al Qadiri Nadeem Salaam·September 28, 2016“I believe in djinns,” says Fatima Al Qadiri. “I believe in evil spirits that haunt the earth. I...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Bjork Nadeem Salaam·September 1, 2016“When I was a punk teenager, I rebelled because lots of people in Iceland think that foreigners are...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Grand Master Flash Nadeem Salaam·August 23, 2016“My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Jenny Lee Lindberg Nadeem Salaam·August 18, 2016“Everyone’s trying to survive. Even famous people… They’re just at home making toast. Everyone shits, everyone pees, but...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Imogen Heap Nadeem Salaam·August 18, 2016“Leaving the record companies tweaked something inside me and I realized I don’t have to deal with labels...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Brian Eno Nadeem Salaam·July 18, 2016“When governments rely increasingly on sophisticated public relations agencies, public debate disappears and is replaced by competing propaganda...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Damian Marley Nadeem Salaam·July 18, 2016“I record all night and sleep all day. It started because you’re excited about the music and you...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Nina Simone Nadeem Salaam·July 4, 2016“There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.” –Nina...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Sofia Coppola Nadeem Salaam·June 28, 2016“It seems that the greatest difficulty is to find the end. Don’t try to find it, it’s there...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Muhammad Ali Nadeem Salaam·June 7, 2016“What’s really hurting me – the name Islam is involved, and Muslim is involved and causing trouble and...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Conor Oberst Nadeem Salaam·June 6, 2016“There’s a store in Omaha called the Antiquarium. It was an amazing place. The top two floors used...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
David Lynch Nadeem Salaam·May 27, 2016“Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Curtis Mayfield Nadeem Salaam·May 26, 2016“With all respect, I’m sure that we have enough preachers in the world. Through my way of writing,...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Grimes Nadeem Salaam·May 25, 2016“Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.”–Grimes...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
John Medeski Nadeem Salaam·May 22, 2016“Music is one of the absolute necessities, just like food.” – John Medeski...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Malcolm X Nadeem Salaam·May 19, 2016“You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
St. Vincent Nadeem Salaam·May 13, 2016“I guess trying to throw my body into the guitar is so natural for me that I don’t...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Marina Abramovic Nadeem Salaam·May 10, 2016“The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Jonny Greenwood Nadeem Salaam·May 9, 2016“It feels like Radiohead are famous, but that no one knows who we are. Which is brilliant, really.”–Jonny...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Phife Dawg Nadeem Salaam·May 4, 2016“A Tribe Called Quests was one of those things that was supposed to be about growth. When I...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
FKA twigs Nadeem Salaam·May 2, 2016“I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I’ve had to learn...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Mos Def Nadeem Salaam·April 30, 2016“Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can’t articulate.”–Mos Def...ISM'S TO LIVE BY
Sia Furler Nadeem Salaam·April 29, 2016“A lot of people come up to me expecting to meet the person they have seen perform. It’s...ISM'S TO LIVE BY