147 Quotes by Mos Def

I’ve always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I’m part of theater.

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

If it’s just fame for the sake of being famous, no one even cares about you – and you don’t even care about yourself because you’re like, “This is so ridiculous.”

Fame is like getting across the street. It’s like, if there’s nothing to be across the street for, it’s a pointless destination.

Everything’s got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it’s a whole different world. You can lose perspective.

If ‘Life in Marvelous Times’ can’t get on the radio, then I don’t need to be on the radio.

You’re not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You’re either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the best way to spend your life is to try to be devoted to prayer, to Allah.

To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these different things are just as natural to me as rhyming.