Top 26 Quotes by K'naan

About K'naan

These are some quotes by Somali author K'naan Musician, who was born on February 1, 1978.

I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.

I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.

K'naan

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

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

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.

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

The poetry I grew up on is really an intense form of poetry; it's so pure and powerful.

The poetry I grew up on is really an intense form of poetry; it's so pure and powerful.

K'naan

The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the effect that it can have; nobody is prepared for that.

The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the effect that it can have; nobody is prepared for that.

K'naan

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