Everyone's been on the "hip-hop is dead" campaign for years, and now it's the most unsure-of-itself genre ever. Aesop Rock More Quotes by Aesop Rock More Quotes From Aesop Rock There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids Aesop Rock eyelids sunny-day irises ...I've never had a dream in my life, Aesop Rock rap hip-hop dream The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance. Aesop Rock legacy cities bridges I'm just tryin to be somebody I can talk to in the morning with a smile. Aesop Rock i-can morning Dream a little dream, Or you can live a little dream I'd rather live it 'Cause dreamers always chase But never get it Aesop Rock dreamer dream littles Now we the American working population Aesop Rock hate dream jobs Too bad your inner sheep never forgets to follow. Aesop Rock rap hip-hop sheep The older I get, the less I care about what’s cool. I realize I’m old and weird. Aesop Rock i-care realizing care The alleycats manipulate the blocks with gutter magic Aesop Rock gutters magic block I've learned I don't like being around people too much. It's hard to stand around and make conversation with people I've learned. But I do want to be the guy that can do it easily. Aesop Rock guy want people I'm Mozart with a focus on the tide Aesop Rock wine water men Armchair hater, I wouldn't piss on your coffin Aesop Rock armchairs coffins draws In a time where everything's a flavor of the month, and it's hard to have any sort of longevity, I've been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks. Aesop Rock flavor-of-the-month guy trying God helps those who have no-cut contracts. Aesop Rock contracts cutting helping You can't get someone to like something they aren't feeling. After you press play, there isn't anything you can do. Aesop Rock like-something play feelings If I had interesting things to say, I would have been a speechwriter. I think it gets to musicians' heads a lot of the time. Just because people like your records doesn't mean what you have to say is going to be interesting. Aesop Rock mean interesting thinking The thing about the state of hip-hop is that people are too concerned. I don't think that there's a problem with being too concerned about videogames, especially for me, because I'm not in the industry. I'm just a consumer. But hip-hop is constantly like, "What are you doing for the scene?" Aesop Rock hip-hop people thinking People are very adamant about maintaining a certain sound or a certain era, like, "There were three years of rap that were great, so let's just keep doing that." The genre itself is just stuck in place. It's been treading water for a while. Aesop Rock rap people years I started freestyling with friends about eight or nine years ago. I started writing also around the same time, but didn't meet blockhead until about '94. I started making beats not until about '96. Aesop Rock eight writing years Honestly, I don't feel pressure to live up to anything I've done because I tend to not listen to my work once a year passes. Aesop Rock done pressure years
