Aesop Rock Quotes

• There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

  Aesop Rock

  Irises, Sunny Day, Eyelids

  Song: Battery, Album: Labor Days, 2001

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• ...I've never had a dream in my life,
  Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued.
  I knew what I wanted, and did it till it was done.
  So I've been the dream I wanted to be since Day One.

  Aesop Rock

  Dream, Rap, Hip Hop

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• I'm just tryin to be somebody I can talk to in the morning with a smile.

  Aesop Rock

  Morning, I Can

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• The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance.

  Aesop Rock

  Bridges, Cities, Legacy

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• Dream a little dream, Or you can live a little dream I'd rather live it 'Cause dreamers always chase But never get it

  Aesop Rock

  Dream, Dreamer, Littles

  Song: No Regrets

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• The older I get, the less I care about what’s cool. I realize I’m old and weird.

  Aesop Rock

  Care, Realizing, I Care

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• Too bad your inner sheep never forgets to follow.

  Aesop Rock

  Rap, Sheep, Hip Hop

  Song: Fast Cars, 2005

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• The alleycats manipulate the blocks with gutter magic

  Aesop Rock

  Block, Magic, Gutters

  Song: Nickel Plated Pockets, Album: Daylight, 2002

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• Now we the American working population
  Hate the fact that eight hours a day
  Is wasted on chasing the dream of someone that isn't us
  And we may not hate our jobs
  But we hate jobs in general
  That don't have to do with fighting our own causes.
  We the American working population
  Hate the nine-to-five, day-in day-out
  When we'd rather be supporting ourselves
  By being paid to perfect the pastimes
  That we have harbored based solely on the fact
  That it makes us smile if it sounds dope.

  Aesop Rock

  Dream, Jobs, Hate

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• I'm Mozart with a focus on the tide
  Hiding the inconsistencies of man behind water and wine

  Aesop Rock

  Wine, Men, Water

  Song: Water

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• Armchair hater, I wouldn't piss on your coffin
  But when I see your picture I draw dicks on it.

  Aesop Rock

  Coffins, Armchairs, Draws

  Song: Tetra, Album: Skelethon, 2012

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• I've learned I don't like being around people too much. It's hard to stand around and make conversation with people I've learned. But I do want to be the guy that can do it easily.

  Aesop Rock

  People, Guy, Want

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• God helps those who have no-cut contracts.

  Aesop Rock

  Cutting, Helping, Contracts

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• You can't get someone to like something they aren't feeling. After you press play, there isn't anything you can do.

  Aesop Rock

  Play, Feelings, Like Something

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• In a time where everything's a flavor of the month, and it's hard to have any sort of longevity, I've been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks.

  Aesop Rock

  Flavor Of The Month, Guy, Trying

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• If I had interesting things to say, I would have been a speechwriter. I think it gets to musicians' heads a lot of the time. Just because people like your records doesn't mean what you have to say is going to be interesting.

  Aesop Rock

  Mean, Thinking, Interesting

  Interview with David Ma, pitchfork.com. August 17, 2007.

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• For a guy who didn't expect a fan base whatsoever, I'm pretty stoked. People say they don't understand it, and I say that's okay. I don't think anyone can argue that I'm not trying to do my own thing at least.

  Aesop Rock

  Thinking, People, Guy

  Interview with David Ma, pitchfork.com. August 17, 2007.

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• Everyone's been on the "hip-hop is dead" campaign for years, and now it's the most unsure-of-itself genre ever.

  Aesop Rock

  Years, Hip Hop, Campaigns

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• The thing about the state of hip-hop is that people are too concerned. I don't think that there's a problem with being too concerned about videogames, especially for me, because I'm not in the industry. I'm just a consumer. But hip-hop is constantly like, "What are you doing for the scene?"

  Aesop Rock

  Thinking, People, Hip Hop

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Honestly, I don't feel pressure to live up to anything I've done because I tend to not listen to my work once a year passes.

  Aesop Rock

  Years, Pressure, Done

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• People are very adamant about maintaining a certain sound or a certain era, like, "There were three years of rap that were great, so let's just keep doing that." The genre itself is just stuck in place. It's been treading water for a while.

  Aesop Rock

  Rap, Years, People

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I started freestyling with friends about eight or nine years ago. I started writing also around the same time, but didn't meet blockhead until about '94. I started making beats not until about '96.

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  Writing, Eight, Years

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• I've been able to tour because of my music and I've learned a lot about myself while on the road. I think some of the imagery of my writing are snapshots of where I've been and my feelings about the world.

  Aesop Rock

  Writing, Thinking, Feelings

  Source: pitchfork.com

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