Burna Boy Professions : Musician Browse All Authors Top 25 quotes by Burna Boy I'm Nigerian. I'm African. I have a lot to say. Apart from what I say, though, is the feeling. People can relate to that feeling. It's a reciprocal relationship. They feed off me and I feed off them. Burna Boy feeling me relationship people I'm from the south side of Nigeria, a place called Port Harcourt City... No one ever makes it out of there. I wanted to put it on the map. Burna Boy map side city place Fall Out Boy used to be my favorite rock band. Burna Boy rock boy band fall Most Americans don't even understand what I'm saying in my records, but they pick up on the vibe, the vibration. Burna Boy vibe saying understand up I'm just a human whose skill is making music. Burna Boy skill human just music Way I see it, everyone plays their own role in the world, and no role is more important than the other. Burna Boy see important way world You are only as rich as where you come from, and Nigeria has a lot of poverty. Burna Boy only you rich poverty I can guarantee you that at least 90% of my people that are my age group in Nigeria - who are considered the youth - had no clue about how Nigeria, the real origins of Nigeria. Burna Boy you youth age people For me, every project is different, and it serves a different purpose. Burna Boy project me different purpose Outside' was more of a personal project. This, the 'African Giant', is more of an African project. Burna Boy project outside more personal I don't plan stuff. I don't believe in planning. I just believe in doing your best at what you do best at all times and everything else is everything else. Everything else is a plus. Burna Boy doing best you believe In 2012, I dropped a song called 'Like To Party,' and that just took me all over the world. Burna Boy me party song world My dad used to play reggae and Afrobeats. Every Sunday, we used to have these records, vinyls. And he would just play all of them - Super Cat, Ninja Man, Buju Banton. Burna Boy man sunday dad play My genre of music is called Afro-Fusion because I fuse different types of music into a ball. Burna Boy ball because music different To be honest I don't really feel like I'm a part of the industry. I don't get awards because the powers that be don't really like me. I'm not like everyone else, I won't do what everyone else does. Burna Boy everyone feel me awards When something happens in Africa, an artist will sing about it and stuff. We have all the records; we have everything. Free Mandela records and all that. Burna Boy africa will free artist Going onstage - that's my joy. You know like when you're in school and you're just waiting for the bell to go off so you can leave the class and go and play outside? That's me in life. Burna Boy me you waiting life I'm 28 years old. In my country, that's considered very young. It's almost like the youth don't matter to the up-and-ups. Burna Boy like youth matter country At the end of the day, everything you chase will run. Burna Boy end-of-the-day end day you If I had children, as soon as I have them, I'm teaching them everything I know. I don't want to feed you fairytales. Fairytales are nice. But they come to an end, and then you have to face reality. Burna Boy face you children reality Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
