Back in the day people made music to go on tour. They didn't make music to make a video. Raphael Saadiq More Quotes by Raphael Saadiq More Quotes From Raphael Saadiq If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats. Raphael Saadiq ifs want The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love. Raphael Saadiq doing-what-you-love inspired way Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.' Raphael Saadiq old-school isaac school When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have. Raphael Saadiq rewards pay I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros. Raphael Saadiq want play people I'm using more energy than ever. Raphael Saadiq energy Friendship, harmony, and leadership - pushin' people, just givin' people that push, like I would expect them to do for me, they'd do the same for me in return. Raphael Saadiq harmony return people I'm a dreamer. I watch people. You don't try to become them because you could never become any of those guys. But you hope that some of it, you know, comes off on you at some point in your show, some point in your writing, that it happens to you and this light just shines on you. Raphael Saadiq shine-on light writing My mission has always been to do something that suits everybody. Raphael Saadiq missions suits It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive. Raphael Saadiq adrenaline-rush adrenaline audience If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it. Raphael Saadiq music-love sticks people Frustrations are going to be there in every profession you're in. Raphael Saadiq profession frustration I've always loved people that's been around for a long time, like old shoes. Raphael Saadiq shoes long people My UK fans are quite similar to the States but they pay much more attention to the details, that I like. They listen, party, and dance moving through the changing moods of the music with me. Raphael Saadiq details party moving I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you got to get down and gritty, getting closer to the people. Raphael Saadiq down-and play people Kids are probably frustrated and egos are too much involved and kids don't know how to get together and be kids and start a group and it's kind of sad because I feel like if you come out with three or four people in the beginning, you can be protected and everybody can shield each other. Before you get out there by yourself and get all these people coming at you. I just think it's not really there. Raphael Saadiq kids people thinking I just think, who wants new soul? I want my soul to be the same as Otis Redding, I don't wanna have a new one. Raphael Saadiq soul want thinking I feel like I have re-created myself on every album. I try to do that. It's like playing a game with yourself, trying to compete with yourself. Raphael Saadiq albums games trying I don't really produce so-called commercial pop music so I haven't changed so much. I've been on the one path always. Raphael Saadiq produce pops path The reward is when you make the music, not when you get the medal. Raphael Saadiq medal rewards
