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Babatunde Adebimpe is a renowned musician, born on February 25, 1975. He is known for his unique musical style and talented performances.

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“Regarding race or gender or sexuality, one of the great things about art and music is that they can provide people with very little else in common with a similar entry point for discussion, but the discussions still need to happen for life to get more interesting.”

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Author:Babatunde Adebimpe

“Even as a fan, as someone who's into his performances, the Stooges and his own stuff, Iggy [Pop] is one of the people who kept underlining something that a lot of my older musician friends with punk roots say: you get into this space in your life where you feel like a weirdo, you're marginalised, you don't fit in... and then you can get up on stage in front of people who probably hate you.”

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“There are people who kind of let you know that you can silence the room.”

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“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."”

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“Being 15 and like a punk in the DIY community, basically being with a group of people like no one else, it was the first place to exclude or call out if people were racist, sexist, homophobic or in any way prejudiced.”

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“I want to be around these positive, expressive people who are doing something different and who also want to get the hell out of there and don't want to be around basic human bullshit.”

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“There are a lot of spikes that can happen when what you're doing starts to get attention or people start to talk about it. They can just kind of really do a number on your reasons for making music.”

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“I don't want my reasons to be informed by what people think about what I'm doing.”

People Thinking Want Reason

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“One second you're having the time of your life in front of all these people, and then you come backstage to the exact opposite - there's only lukewarm carrots back there.”

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“I feel like people just let each other live a little more in New York.”

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“I have nothing against people getting their band back together, but the artists I love marked a time in my life, and to merge that time with now can be personally depressing.”

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“I like the model of people getting together to make something when they want to do it and not being dictated to by a cycle.”

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“I was living in a loft with Dave Sitek - this loft full of people just working on their stuff. Some were painting, some were writing. Any plans you had were kind of like a plan for the next two months.”

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“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.”

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“A lot of people have reunion things, but I think bands are supposed to break up.”

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Born: February 25, 1975
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 40

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