Quotes About Inspiration

Music affects people in a way that bare facts can't.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

I think about John Lennon all the time. What would John Lennon do? What would John Lennon say if he got this part? How would he act? I don't know, but he's my moral barometer.

I think, because I'm an artist, part of my job is to be a barometer, an antenna. It's in the air and it resonates with a lot of people to lighten up.

When you see somebody who always came so close, and they finally accomplish what they've been working for - to see someone excel and break through that barrier - it's a great moment not just for that athlete but for all of us.

Barry Jenkins was pretty cool.

I like to have something to base a role on.

Music is where I started. It's kind of the base of everything.

I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.

It's amazing to see where baseball can take you.

I love baseball - 'Moneyball' was my favorite book when I was 13.

I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.

My career as Nipsey Hussle is based on my life as Ermias Asghedom.

Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.

I always write my music based on what is going on in my life at the time.

We had a very small practice studio in the basement.

Sendai is the place that helped me build my basement.

I was lucky on 'Arli$$.' I basically got to do whatever I wanted because HBO is great for that.

People categorise people as being disabled, and it's basically whatever you put your mind to, you can do, and everybody that has limitations, they can still do anything they want as long as they set their mind to it.

Basically my whole life is music, that's all I do 24-7.

If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.

But basically, I'm trying to write a fun story.

Emotions are the basics of any art form!

My father, he really encouraged me to really get into acting. He loved it so much, and he taught all the basics.