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“You know how you have that one thing you would do even if you're not getting paid to do it? That's what writing music is for me.”
“Before moving onto the next thing, make sure you continue to nurture the first thing. Get a good team around you because it's difficult to do multiple things on your own.”
“I was born and raised in Atlanta, so you know I'm all about bringing quality things back to our community.”
“When you're in a situation where somebody puts something on you that you don't even know how to defend because it's not true... how do you defend that? It's just like, 'You know what? I'm going to take what you said about me, flip it, and make it lucrative.'”
“Back in the day, artists could be mysterious. Now, people want to know and hear everything about you. They want to see and feel the mess that is life - and who are bigger messes than artists?”
“A lot of times with artists from back in the day, they do a new album and they don't sell as much. People say they love them, and it doesn't always translate to new music.”
“Fans are invested in everything about you now. Back in the day, they just heard your record and saw your video.”
“If I can afford a $1,000 apartment, I'm going to try to find a $600 apartment and save the $400 towards something I want to invest in.”
“I want to build businesses that are high quality, socially conscious, and for the people.”
“Bedroom Kandi is all about being your own boss, because it's a real partnership. Consultants start off making 40 percent of everything that they sell.”
“You get a different respect when you can handle things on the behind the scenes end as well as in front of the camera or in front of the mic.”