Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Quotes

• Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  People, Stories, Hearing

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood. Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement. If hip-hop was a cake, all I can tell you is the eggs, the flour, the sugar, the vanilla - the ingredient years.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Years, Cake, Eggs

  "Grandmaster Flash breaks down Netflix’s new series 'The Get Down'". Interview with Alan Light, www.motherjones.com. July 2016.

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• The first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Rap, Hip Hop, Records

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• In the '70s, anybody who was a connoisseur of collecting vinyl had the velvet brush. Remember the velvet brush? It would clean the record, and you would only grab the record from the sides and you would carefully slide it into the jacket. I never had a velvet brush.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Records, Sides, Slides

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I was reckless with records. I would pull them out by my fingertips. I would put my hands all over them.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Hands, Records, Reckless

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I needed to be able to hear the mix before you do - that's when I came up with the "peek-a-boo" system.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Able, Needed

  "Grandmaster Flash breaks down Netflix’s new series 'The Get Down'". Interview with Alan Light, www.motherjones.com. July 2016.

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• Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Hip Hop, Misunderstood, Hips

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• That diversity of production styles and diversity of lyrical structure - I miss that.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Diversity, Missing, Style

  "Grandmaster Flash breaks down Netflix’s new series 'The Get Down'". Interview with Alan Light, www.motherjones.com. July 2016.

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• There's no such thing as a perfect historical film.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Perfect, Historical, Film

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• A lot of journalists say, "Tell us about the '80s." Nobody wants to know about the '70s!

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Want, Journalist, 80s

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I used to travel 200 days of the year. I had to calm it down because I have a 17-year-old daughter going on 30, and a 23-year-old son. I want to be around for them.

  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

  Daughter, Son, Years

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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