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• When I leave a room, it’s gonna be footprints of funk wherever I stepped, because I’m a soul-funk crusader.

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• To play your music in front of the fans that love it, it’s like the best feeling in the world.

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• There’s so many lies being told throughout the media and people just run with the lies. They’re numb to it. Too many followers, not enough leaders.

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• The world is really run by the Web. There’s so much information out there that you can click and keep going down the rabbit hole finding stuff.

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• The way to judge a new artist is by listening to their albums and gauging the progress that they make from the first record to the next one.

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• The sheep-people don’t think for themselves anymore. You can say anything and it’s the gospel truth and they don’t have to go research it or anything, and they believe everything the news tells them. People don’t go and do their own investigations if it’s relationships or politics or anything.

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• The music that I make is built on layers upon layers of musical ideas. I want to keep it fun and fresh to where listeners won’t get everything from just one listen. They can go back to it months, weeks, or even years later and hear something that they didn’t ever hear before. That’s what it’s all about.

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• The music is first and foremost everything – no egos, no attitude, nothing – it’s about the music.

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• One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse’s mouth.

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• My wife cooks. I can’t cook. I can remix leftovers pretty good, though.

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• My kids, they’re like nine or ten years old right now so you give ’em responsibilities just to keep them up on things. It ain’t just all about getting on the skateboard or putting your Heelys on, and swimming in the pool all the time. You gotta do stuff like wash dishes, take the trash out, feed the dog.

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• My kids listen to everything because I listen to everything, so it’s not far-fetched to hear them playing Metallica and then playing A Tribe Called Quest or N.W.A.

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• My goal every time I make a record is just to make the funkiest, the best music I could possibly make, both lyrically, and music-wise.

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• Look, I got 11,052 songs on my iPod. Cyndi Lauper, Guns N’ Roses, Geto Boys, N.W.A…. push shuffle and anything will come on.

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• Life moves so fast. You gotta document the good times, man.

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• I’m not pro-government at all, I’m pro-people.

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• I’m nocturnal when it comes to recording – I’m just more creative at night.

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• I’m just a product of my environment, and it comes out in the music.

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• I’m just a cool type of guy who’s all about positives.

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• I’m into creating something that I’ve never created before.

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Antwan André Patton (33)

Birth:	1st February, 1975
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Rapper, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter

About

Antwan André Patton was born in Savannah, Georgia. He is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. Big Boi's solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was released in July 2010 to respectable sales and critical acclaim. In 2012, he released his second solo album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. Big Boi appeared on Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out Season 3 as one of the many guest stars, as well as guest starring and appearing as a musical guest on Chappelle's Show performing his song "The Rooster". In 2006, he branched into feature film acting, appearing in ATL and Idlewild, followed by a starring role in 2007's Who's Your Caddy? He also appeared on ESPN's "First Take" on January 10, 2013.

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