I think art can really serve to inspire a movement - and, of course, it has in the past. The Civil Rights movement wouldn't have the same resonance without the songs from everyone from Pete Seeger to Odetta to James Brown. Saul Williams More Quotes by Saul Williams More Quotes From Saul Williams Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence Saul Williams president-bushpresidentcommon When I can feel you breathing into me i, like a stone gargoyle atop some crumbling building, spring to life a resuscitated angel. Saul Williams breathingangelspring I've never believed it's really so important that you conform to the ways of the system in order to beat the system. I think that the system follows a great deal. Saul Williams importantorderthinking I've always been inspired by a lot of work coming out of the UK Saul Williams coming-outinspired I am hoping for peaceful transition into a new age. Obama has already played a great role in initiating us into that vision. If he were to be harmed in any way, it would spawn the birth of a million Obamas. Saul Williams peacefulvisionage The most powerful political voices are those with a different way of seeing and processing the world and the sounds that emanate from it. Saul Williams politicalvoicepowerful I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written Saul Williams oral-traditiondoethinking What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves. Saul Williams hip-hopbalanceneeds Two autumns and I have not changed enough. Saul Williams autumnenoughtwo More people than ever are slowly but surely turning their ears toward poetry Saul Williams slowly-but-surelyearspeople The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection that it gives of the African-American community. Saul Williams hip-hopreflectiongiving The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the focus shifts from its greed-based origins, downsizes, and begins to support creative visions that speak to our times and shifting ideals. Saul Williams focusartthinking If not then you must be trying to hear us and in such cases we cannot be heard. We remain in the darkness, unseen. In the center of unpeeled bananas, we exist. Uncolored by perception. Clothed to the naked eye. Five senses cannot sense the fact of our existence. And that's the only fact. In fact, there are no facts. Saul Williams poetryeyedarkness Niggy Tardust' is the voice of a generation, a generation that does not define itself simply by what it's born into. Saul Williams generationsvoicedoe pools of blood are not recreational even lifeguards drown when the undertow breaks bread with the underbelly demons disguised as sharks have not put enough thought into their costumes a wiseman stays ashore when pointed fins read like italian subtitles the end is near (...) the beginning Saul Williams sharksitalianblood i am like a survivor of the flood walking through the streets drenched with God surprised that all of the drowned victims are still walking and talking Saul Williams survivorvictimtalking Сommercial hip-hop is not youth rebellion, not when the heroes of hip-hop like Puffy are taking pictures with Donald Trump and the heroes of capitalism - you know that's not rebellion. That's not "the street" - that's Wall Street. Saul Williams wallhip-hophero I think it's misleading to think that art is only there for escapism, only there for our dreams of being rich and f - king whoever we wanna f - k. Saul Williams kingsdreamart What I'm aiming to do within hip-hop is to point out that the music itself is powerful; it reaches so many people. Saul Williams hip-hoppowerfulpeople You change the beat up, you might change the way people dance to the music. If you change the way they move, maybe they'll think about it differently. Saul Williams peoplemovingthinking
