"I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you don't appreciate the honesty in the music, the beat can be fly as hell but you'll never give an emcee props"
- Talib Kweli
About this Quote
Talib Kweli is highlighting the importance of honesty in music. He believes that if an artist is sincere in their music, they will be appreciated by their audience. He is stating that even if the beat of a song is great, if the artist is not honest in their lyrics, they will not be given the regard they should have. He is recommending that sincerity is the crucial to acquiring gratitude from an audience. He is likewise suggesting that if an artist is truthful in their music, they will have the ability to connect with their audience on a much deeper level. Talib Kweli is stressing the significance of being sincere in music and how it can assist an artist gain appreciation from their audience.
This quote is written / told by Talib Kweli somewhere between October 3, 1975 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
