Prince
Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.Collection: Computers
I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he was alive, and he was a wonderful mentor and really, really funny, you know.Collection: Thankful
You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude.Collection: Attitude
Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.Collection: God
The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.Collection: Music
When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom. Freedom to produce, freedom to play all the instruments on my records, freedom to say anything I wanted to.Collection: Freedom
People say I'm wearing heels because I'm short. I wear heels because the women like 'em.Collection: Women
People speculate on your personal life all the time anyway. So I just think it's important to keep my private life private and my public persona more into music, you know?Collection: Music
Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.Collection: Cool
Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there.Collection: Art
The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.Collection: Music
My mother told me one day I walked in to her and said, 'Mom, I'm not going to be sick anymore,' and she said 'Why?' and I said 'Because an angel told me so.' Now, I don't remember saying it; that's just what she told me.Collection: Mom
I always knew I had a relationship with God. But I wasn't sure God had a relationship with me.Collection: Relationship
Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.Collection: Freedom
Sometimes ideas are coming so fast that I have to stop doing one song to get another. But I don't forget the first one. If it works, it will always be there. It's like the truth: it will find you and lift you up. And if it ain't right, it will dissolve like sand on the beach.Collection: Truth
Technology is cool, but you've got to use it as opposed to letting it use you.Collection: Cool
No one can come and claim ownership of my work. I am the creator of it, and it lives within me.Collection: Work
To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.
I like constructive criticism from smart people.
A strong spirit transcends rules.
There's a dark side to everything.
Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
Instead of hate, celebrate.
I'm a fighter. I'm very competitive.
I like Hollywood. I just like Minneapolis a little bit better.
The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.
I've always understood the two to be intertwined: sexuality and spirituality. That never changed.
If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you're a robot.
Time is a mind construct. It's not real.
What's missing from pop music is danger.
When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody.
Music is real. It affects people; it's real.
Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word - slavery. I would tell any young artist... don't sign.
Like books and black lives, albums still matter.
Nobody sues their fans.
I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he just wanted to play. I lived longer than he did, and I can see how those pressures can really play with your head.
I have a lot of parties.
I learned from Jehovah's Witnesses that a fatalistic view is counterproductive.
Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.
Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.
Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.
Everyone has a rock bottom.
I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros.
Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'
When you don't talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you.
Oh, I love critics. Because they love me. It's not a joke. They care.
You can always tell when the groove is working or not.
You don't need a record company to turn you into anything.
All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them?
It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that.