I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music. Common More Quotes by Common More Quotes From Common I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums Common dryraphip-hop I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail. Common rapdreambelieve Now I'm on the rise, doin' business with my guys. Visions realize, music [your craft] affected lives. A gift from the skies, to be recognized, I'm keeping my eye on the people, that's the prize Common eyeskymotivational Black people in America have come from slavery to other forms of being oppressed and there are some things that come with that - some pain and anger that come with that and we as black people have to deal with it to heal that. White people have to understand it and have some compassion toward it. Common paincompassionwhite Your body is you. That's your temple. So, eating wisely helps you function for the day. If you want to look good and feel good, you gotta eat good. What you put into your temple, man, is very important. I learned that later on in life, but I started putting that into practice. I'm not perfect in my eating. I just try to live healthily, and to take care of myself so that during this lifetime I can live good. Common practiceperfectmen I’ve met kids who haven’t had the best of parents but because they had something in them, or they had somebody at school help develop them, they turned out fine. Common parentkidsschool The way [Barack Obama] danced, it looked like he could dance in a circle with anyone from Chris Brown to ... well, I don't want to say Michael Jackson, because he's like the king. Common circleskingswant I look into mother's stomach, wonder if you are a boy or a girl Common rapgirlmother I'm a black man that is proud to be black, and I want to help the black community, but I love all mankind. Common blackcommunitymen Teachers give so much to the future and to youth. So, when you see somebody make that type of sacrifice towards work - just parents in general, what they got to give to their kids is a lot - I'm inspired, man, to give and help those who didn't or don't have opportunities. And even those that may have some opportunities, [to] help them achieve their dreams. Common dreamteacherkids DJ Jazzy Jeff is the best DJ you can have at a party. Did you see his playlist? He has good taste. Common playlistspartytaste We obviously feel destiny and purpose and do what we do, but within that are ways to help others and to inspire others and to support and encourage people. Common destinyhelping-otherspeople God is my guide, so I try to not judge myself too much, knowing that at the end of the day, my greatest judge will be Jehovah God. Common the-end-of-the-dayknowingjudging Burn a Bush cause for peace he no push no button. Common oilraphip-hop The human being that I strive to be is a great human being, like a loving human being, but as an actor, you take on roles that are not you and that's the fun part for me as far as acting goes. You really get to learn about other human beings and not judge. Common actingjudgingfun It's no doubt that there's a connection (between the blues and hip-hop). Hip-hop is definitely a child of the blues. And I think you gotta know the roots to really grow. It's like knowing your parents, it's like knowing your culture, so you could be proud of that culture and take it to the world. Common rootschildrenthinking I am to hip-hop what Obama is to politics Common hipsraphip-hop Justice is juxtaposition in us Common justice-for-alljuxtapositionjustice Even through the unseen, I know that God watches, Common rapkingsdream There [are] times when I put out an album, and I don't hear my songs really on the radio a lot, and it's like, Dang, I ain't inside that world. But I'm still moving some people or touching some people. Common songpeoplemoving
