That's the beautiful thing about being an artist, is you can take risks and take chances and hopefully be secure enough to just keep going with it if you fall flat on your face. Ali Shaheed Muhammad artistbeautifulchance Change image and share on social
Corporations always are controlling things, and we have the ability every day to do something about that. Every day. Ali Shaheed Muhammad abilitycontrolcorporation Change image and share on social
Raphael Saadiq said to me, quite often, that Chuck D was his history teacher. And so he got a lot from the music, things that he wasn't getting maybe in school. And I feel the same way with regards to Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder. Ali Shaheed Muhammad chuckearthfeel share on social
Music is an important thing of energy. And there are a lot of wonderful aspects that come with it and vibrations, the physical vibrations, the movement of notes through an instrument and creating a wave that resonates into our spirit. Ali Shaheed Muhammad aspectcreateenergy share on social
Kanye West, I love you. You might not have known, but I have said in other interviews that you're my hero. Ali Shaheed Muhammad herointerviewkanye Change image and share on social
But I could not imagine having a child and the child not having a relationship with music that opens up their mind and their imagination and teaches them things. Ali Shaheed Muhammad childimaginationimagine Change image and share on social
I've never been good at getting on people's nerves, and from the little quotes I read, it's like, 'You're not doing enough in your life if you're not making someone angry.' And I'm like, 'Man. But my life - I seem to help people get somewhere, so am I not? Should I be more aggressive?' That's the way my inside voice sounds. Ali Shaheed Muhammad aggressiveangrygood share on social
I keep saying if I ever get a good amount of quiet time that I want to learn to play cello. It's a very warm instrument. The tone of the cello and the movement - I don't know what is; I love it so much. Ali Shaheed Muhammad amountcellogood share on social
My mom used to be concerned 'cause I would never go outside. And when I'd go outside, I'd have friends, but I just was always in the house listening to music, practicing DJing all the time. Then my uncle got a keyboard, drum machine, so I'd just be in the house at 12, 13, just, like, messing up his presets. And my mom was like, 'My son is strange.' Ali Shaheed Muhammad concerndrumfriend share on social
You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from. Ali Shaheed Muhammad artinfluencematter Change image and share on social