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