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“In South Africa, we speak English and sometimes Afrikaans, sometimes Zulu, sometimes Xhosa.”
“Die Antwoord will be presented to the world as a wild and savage rap crew from the deep, dark depths of Africa.”
“We'll support anyone who's doing something fresh.”
“Hollywood's not knocking on our door. They're banging down the door with a sledgehammer.”
“Zef is the underbelly of the Afrikaans culture, but it also, like, is Afrikaans culture.”
“Live shows are pretty much like the center of the storm... where the power comes from, the most raw experience. That's the juice. That's where we hit the hardest.”
“I wanna be the biggest pop group on the planet.”
“All the rappers in rave music are like the sloppy seconds of rappers who couldn't make it.”
“It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.”
“I'm a Ninja. I'm not scared of death.”
“I think because people can't understand our style, they think it's a joke. Our music isn't intellectual - we make music for the common man.”
“You can't be new for too long. You want to just respectfully disappear. It's a bit sad sometimes. Michael Jordan retired like a god, and then he came back... We don't want to go out like that.”
“We don't work with anyone.”
“I was, like, in a rap gang. I loved rap, and it was all around me.”
“The interweb's got a weird vibe.”
“With a film, you can get into it and love it. With music, you can listen to over and over again, but with music videos, they're like this short little stab.”
“Cape Town is a weird town. There's a mountain, and the sea, and a little city tucked into the side of the mountain.”
“The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.”
“'Die Antwoord' just has a nice ring to it.”
“When I was a boy, I wanted to be a Ninja. Now I am a man, now I am a Ninja.”