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“I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my work, using images in a way that was a bit like sampling - taking images from diverse places, exploring the contradictions without trying to hide the seams.”

Way Trying Bits Consciousness Enemy Listening Hip Hop Hips Contradiction Hops Diverse Exploring Realised Sampling Public Enemies Hip Hop Music

Author:Chris Ofili

“How are you to meet the swarm of foolish attachments, triflings, and undesirable inclinations which beset you? By turning sharply away, and thoroughly renouncing such vanities, flying to the Saviour's Cross, and clasping His Crown of thorns to your heart, so that these little foxes may not spoil your vines. Beware of entering into any manner of treaty with the Enemy; do not delude yourself by listening to him while intending to reject him.”

Source: The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books]

“Being on President Nixon's enemies list was the highest single honor I've ever received. Who knows who's listening to me now and what government list I'm on?”

Knows Government President Enemy Listening Honor Highest Lists President Nixon

Author:Paul Newman

“Everyone just wants to feel good, and I don't think that all music is designed to make you feel good. Sometimes it's to make you feel amped, or angry, or nervous. I was listening to a lot of Public Enemy when I made the record.”

Thinking Sometimes Enemy Listening Music Is Feel Good Nervous

Author:El-P

“Like all right-listening folk, I am an implacable enemy of all muzak.”

Enemy Listening Folks

Author:Will Self

“When you go to church you are really listening-in to the secret wireless from out friends: that is why the enemy is so anxious to prevent us from going. He does it by playing on our conceit and laziness and intellectual snobbery.”

Doe Church Secret Enemy Listening Intellectual Anxious Laziness Conceit Wireless Snobbery

Book:A Year with C. S. Lewis: 365 Daily Readings from his Classic Works

Source: A Year with C. S. Lewis: 365 Daily Readings from his Classic Works