What I Take From Writers I Like

Record Companies Are Not Necessarily Interested In You Realizing Your Artistic Dream. The Bottom Line Is That They Got To Sell Records.

They Say That When A Man Faces His Destiny, The Destiny Ends And He Becomes The Man That He Really Is.

I'm Retiring The Mos Def Name After 2011. I'm Actually Doing It.

I Want To Be Necessary And Do Good Works. I Ain't Here To Waste Nobody's Time, Because I Don't Want You To Waste Mine.

If 'life In Marvelous Times' Can't Get On The Radio, Then I Don't Need To Be On The Radio.