Kanye West Quotes

• ..My music isn’t just music- its medicine.

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• Shoot for the stars, so if you fall you land on a cloud.

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  Having money isn’t everything, not having it is.

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  Nothing in life is promised except death.

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  Now i was satisfied being in love with the lie.

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  For me giving up is way harder than trying.

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  Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.

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  Memories have to be our most painful blessing.

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• Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields?

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• We all self-conscious. I’m just the first to admit it.

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• This dark diction has become America’s addiction.

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• Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It’s rage, it’s creativity, it’s pain, it’s hurt, but it’s the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.

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• They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, s*x, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won’t get played Huh?

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• The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, ‘What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?’ And, ‘How does creativity apply across the board?’

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• People always say that you can’t please everybody. I think that’s a cop-out. Why not attempt it? ‘Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.

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• Nothing in life is promised except death.

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• Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It’s so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference.

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• It was a strike against me that I didn’t wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs.

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• If you see a black family, it’s looting, but if it’s a white family they are looking for food.

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• If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don’t appreciate the moment until it’s passed.

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Kanye West (31)

Birth:	8th June, 1977
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Musician

About

Kanye Omari West  achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include 1970s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, industrial, and classical music.

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