What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records. Chuck D artistaskdef Change image and share on social
My daughter's 19. I'm not asking her to develop as an artist. I'm just asking her to develop as a full person, human being. Chuck D artistdaughterdevelop Change image and share on social
I think governments are the cancer of civilization. Chuck D cancercivilizationgovernment Change image and share on social
Public Enemy is the security of the hip-hop party. Chuck D enemyhiphop Change image and share on social
Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid. Chuck D bigbragessential share on social
Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives. Chuck D basicallyeasyhave share on social
I was inspired by the classic rock radio of the Seventies. They separated Chuck Berry and the Beatles from the Led Zeppelins and Bostons and Peter Framptons of the time. In many ways, classic rock became bigger than mainstream rock. Chuck D beatlesberrybig share on social
Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people. Chuck D confusemeanpeople Change image and share on social
Real people do real things. A collective of a whole bunch of people who do things in their own locale, in their own neighborhoods - the sum is bigger than the parts, and the parts will grow. Chuck D bigbunchcollective Change image and share on social
I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did to 'Kashmir' was a debacle. Chuck D classicdebacledesecrate Change image and share on social
