I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there. K'naan feelpoliticalposition Change image and share on social
I have moments of darkness, of anger, and moments of rage. They do creep up at the most inopportune times. Not to recognize that in my music would give people a sense of sainthood that I don't necessarily have or even want to have. K'naan angercreepdarkness share on social
Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it. K'naan africaalienamerican Change image and share on social
From the stage, I can reach a large audience, and you learn from being on stage how much a song reaches, what extent of the crowd a song can reach. I write in a way that can reach most of the audience, but I also wanted to have truly intimate moments as well, many intimate moments, more so than the big moments. K'naan audiencebigcrowd share on social
It was not my dream to be an artist. How could it have been? I thought, artist, much like a leader, was something you either were or weren't. Never something you set out to be. K'naan artistdreamleader Change image and share on social
I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from. K'naan authenticitycenterplace Change image and share on social
Somalis really are very musically sophisticated, and they're about their own thing. K'naan musicallysomalisophisticate Change image and share on social
I know that often times a lot of people who work in music, whether they be labels and so on or even artists, want personal recognition. We want to be recognized for something, for what we did. I'd rather my song be recognized for what it's doing and that's important. It's not so important how many people know me. K'naan artistimportantlabel share on social
I'm an optimist about other people. I'm not an optimist about myself. K'naan optimistpeople Change image and share on social
I am one of those people that's never been really cynical about life, you know. K'naan cynicallifepeople Change image and share on social