James Baldwin-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 10, 2015“Whoever is born in New York is ill-equipped to deal with any other city: all other cities seem,...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Luc Sante-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 9, 2015“The ghosts of Manhattan are not the spirits of the propertied classes; these are entombed in their names,...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Bell Hooks-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 8, 2015“Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Dalia Sofer-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 6, 2015“New York loves expanse. It grows upward and spreads its tentacles outward, the island spilling into adjoining lands...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
M. Ward-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 5, 2015“I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Jesse Lacey (Brand New) Nadeem Salaam·November 4, 2015“Everything is so strange. You wake up every day in a different city, where people are waiting to...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Maeve Brennan-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 3, 2015“It is necessary to find one’s own way in New York. New York City is not hospitable. She...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Teju Cole-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 2, 2015“Each neighborhood of (NYC) appeared to be made of a different substance, each seemed to have a different air...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Beastie Boys-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·November 1, 2015“From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge. From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge. From Castle...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Jacob Bills-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 31, 2015“Our first show in New York as Asa Ransom was in someone’s back yard. There’s a great freedom...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Zach Staggers (So So Glos)isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 30, 2015“We were on tour, and we’d had this idea for a while to have a space to be...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Michael Azerrad-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 29, 2015“DIY is purely a mode of production and distribution it has nothing to do with what is produced.”...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Tod P (Brooklyn DIY Pioneer) Nadeem Salaam·October 28, 2015“A venue is just a room with a band playing in it” – Tod P (Brooklyn DIY Pioneer) ...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Bruce Pavitt (founder of Subpop Records)isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 27, 2015“It’s interesting to see how the whole industry of indie rock, or the culture of indie rock, has...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Talib Kweli-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 26, 2015“That’s what hip-hop is: It’s sociology and English put to a beat, you know.” – Talib Kweli ...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Amy Winehouse-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 25, 2015“I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations.” – Amy Winehouse ...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Dan Nigro (As Tall As Lions)-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 24, 2015“You definitely lose a lot of perspective. We were in the thick of You Can’t Take It With...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Edie Sedgwick-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 23, 2015“In the year 2000 you’re going to have a problem…Leisure time will be a problem in the year...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Lykke Li-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 21, 2015“The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Sia Furler-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 20, 2015“Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it’s disheartening.” – Sia Furler...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Buddy Rich-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 19, 2015“I think it’s a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.” – Buddy Rich...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Sammy Davis Jr-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 18, 2015“Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Mohammad Ali-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 17, 2015“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Pablo Neruda-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 16, 2015“Take it all back. Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. A glass of cold...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Rumi-isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 15, 2015“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Yaslin Bey (Mos Def) isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 14, 2015“That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn’t be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
Pussy Riot -isms to live by Nadeem Salaam·October 12, 2015“A punk is someone who knows how to ask the world uncomfortable questions and does everything possible to...ISM'S TO LIVE BY·0 Comments·
