Quotes About Influence

Everybody from our block got PnB in front of their name.

My goal is to protect the basket. Most of the time, I won't block the shot but I'm going to affect the shot or I'm going to affect the way they think.

It's bizarre to say all bloggers are sellouts.

Anybody can write anything they want these days with social media, blogging, etc.

We all know about blogs and how big they are.

I dyed my hair blonde when I was 13 because I wanted to be like my mum and my gran, who both have blonde hair.

When they talk about music getting in your blood, I understand exactly what they're talking about, because that is me.

I've got Arabic music in my blood.

My father used to say, 'What the hell are you listening to? Put that bloody rubbish off.' And it was The Beatles.

Social media can blow anything out of proportion.

What's the point of blowing up if you can't give back to the people who helped you blow up?

I think a lot of things get blown out of proportion in the media.

Bluegrass is in my blood and in my ears.

Black people created rock music, it's a fact. Black people created bluegrass and rock and roll way before Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

Bluegrass is really a big part of my background.

Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.

Blues and jazz are such a root to music.

I mean, rock 'n' roll is based on the blues, whether people want to know that or not.

Coming up in Chicago, we heard a lot of blues.

I just like the blues better than rock 'n' roll.

I grew up on the precursors to rock and roll, rhythm and blues.

I think it will always be around it just takes one person to make people aware of the blues.

Of all the songs we played, 'Statesboro Blues' was the most ripped-off.

I haven't lost my blues roots.