Quotes About Music

My dad did not play Biggie or Tupac, so I had never heard it.

Tupac was the first artist that I really related to.

Before I got signed to Bad Boy, I grew up listening to Snoop and Tupac and my hood was all Tupac driven.

I wanted to be like Tupac.

My dad had Tupac playing all the time.

When I was 10 years old my mom used to play Tupac while she cleaned the house.

I have a lot of friends who are in love the '90s. Girls, boys. '90s music? That's Tupac. That's Biggie. That's TLC. That's Aaliyah. I still listen to Aaliyah. I still listen to Tupac and Biggie. There's people who are really heavy on that culture.

I don't know rap. I can't tell you a Tupac song. But you put on some go-go, and I'll know it word-for-word. That's why I feel like I got my own sound - or a D.C. sound.

I've always been a huge Tupac fan, and I often listen to him for inspiration or when I'm stuck.

'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with music.

My fondest memory of Tupac is my father producing 'Toss It Up' for him when I was 7 years old and hearing that.

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

When Tupac came out, my writing changed for sure. I learned from it. It was a cultural thing.

When I was running away, I didn't have somebody there to help me run away. All I had was DMX's voice or Eminem's voice or Tupac's voice.

Tupac Back' was the first single I had, but prior to that I already had 20-something songs in the street.

Me and Tupac were long-time friends.

When I was growing up, it was 'All Eyes On Me' by Tupac and 'Doggy Style' by Snoop Dogg. I've met Snoop and he's the best. They say you shouldn't meet your idol - that definitely doesn't apply to him.

I was a big hip hop girl, and still am, I listened to artists like Wu Tang, and K'Naan, but I was a particular fan of Biggie and Tupac.

I respect cats that can rap and everything, but the artist that inspires me is Turf Talk.

I find that I get nervous before I play. Even sound checks can give me anxiety and screw with my mind. But as long as I can play a little acoustic guitar backstage if I'm feeling nervous, so I don't have to walk in there cold turkey, I'll be fine.

I grew up partially with classical music but listened to a lot of rock when I was young - I like acoustic, and folk from Mali and Armenia and Turkey.

I got a lot of influence from my father, honestly. He'd take me in his car. I'd hear Carlos Santana. I'd hear Queen. I'd hear all these Turkish people, like, bands that he grew up listening to. He was in a band as well.

Ladies and gentleman, I've suffered for my music, now it's your turn.

Turn on, tune up, rock out.