Jam Master Jay Professions : Musician Born : January 21, 1965 Died : October 30, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 19 quotes by Jam Master Jay Believing in something and being a part of something you believe in and watching it work and coming from it. Jam Master Jay believing-in-something believe There's no way that if you get participation out of a person can they say you didn't rock it. Jam Master Jay participation rocks way I was a drummer and I played the guitar. Jam Master Jay drummer guitar The technology is just so far gone. It's just like back in the day you needed a suitcase just to have a cell phone. The battery was so heavy, it was like carrying a gallon of soda around with you all day. Jam Master Jay phones technology cells You really need to be on the edge and you have to keep your eyes open. Jam Master Jay edges eye needs Back in the day, if someone said that hip hop and rap was a fad, that was a joke to me because they just didn't know what they were talking about. In reality, there were so many people who didn't know what they were talking about it. Jam Master Jay rap talking reality If I started at 13, by the time I was 14 I was already good enough to play in front of people. I started off playing drums when I was 5, so playing in front of people didn't matter - not a problem. Jam Master Jay matter play people I remember when I was coming up, the music stores where you could get guitar strings was where I got my records from. Now the place where you get your records from is where you can get your DJ mats and your mixers. Jam Master Jay records guitar remember At the beginning, it was me, Run and D, but D's voice is messed up. Jam Master Jay beginning me messed-up voice Then I just moved into being a DJ when that turned into the hottest thing. Jam Master Jay dj then just being Going to your set with the headphones on in the middle of the night so that your parents don't know what you're doing when you're supposed to be asleep is great. I was rocking the bedroom. That was so much more fun when I got the 1200s. Jam Master Jay parents great you night How I dressed in high school is the way we dressed. Jam Master Jay high high-school way school I just wanted to be a part of the band. Actually, that's what inspired me. Jam Master Jay just me inspired band Then I got a gig with an older friend who had the equipment and he played in this bar. They would bring me in the bar through the backdoor and I would DJ in the back room most of the night. Then they'd take me out the backdoor, so I was never really in the bar. Jam Master Jay dj friend me night With this CD technology, you can just remix a record right there on the spot. Jam Master Jay right just you technology And I know how many DJ pools have grown and I know how DJing has grown in the overall, but that was the technical side of it to me. DJs were rolling around, looking for stuff to buy and looking to see what was in the store when they get there. Jam Master Jay dj looking know me Profile has half the publishing and they control and administer the publishing and distribute and own the records, so our group is a 10-point crew. But we got a lot of money off of the shows. Jam Master Jay control own group money Make sure to save for the future and keep making money! Jam Master Jay make making-money future money Wrestling has grown so big... it's almost a culture. And it's a culture of all types of vibes, just like hip-hop has all kinds of vibes and rap has all kinds of vibes. Jam Master Jay hip-hop like vibes culture Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
