“When I'm in the mode of feeling positive about love, I don't really feel the need to mark it down in song. In fact, I know what that song would sound like, and I would not subject anybody to that.” KnowsNeedsFeelsFactsFeelingsSongSoundSubjectsMark Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“There are people who kind of let you know that you can silence the room.” PeopleKnowsKindRoomsSilence Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“If you push hard enough you can change. You can take everything you know and round it up, turn it into something else, and keep turning things into something else.” IfsKnowsHardEnoughTurnsRounds Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“There was something in me, even leaving fifth grade, that hit me and said, "I have to get out of here. I don't know where, and I don't know what else I can do but I'm really not going to end up like any of these people."” PeopleKnowsSaidI CanEndsCan DoLeavingGradesFifthFifth Grade Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“I know that being upset without having an avenue to fix anything is a real hard place to be in for too long. But it's even worse thinking that it'll go away if you just ignore it.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongRealHardUpsetGoing AwayAvenues Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“I've had terrible, terrible, terrible shows where I just thought, "That was off-key" or I forgot lines or I thought I looked like an idiot, and then you're leaving and talking to people, and they're like, "I had the best time of my life! That was amazing!" You just never know.” PeopleKnowsShowsLinesTalkingKeysTerribleLeavingIdiotBest TimesTime Of My LifeBest Time Of My Life Author:Babatunde Adebimpe