I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
ICE CUBEKeep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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There’s things people say in the barbershop they won’t even say in their own living room, because it’s just one of those zones where nobody’s going to judge you too much about your dumb opinion.
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I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.
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I’m not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I’m not into that. You do your job, and I’ll do mine.
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The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
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I don’t cook gumbo, but I just know it’s a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.
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I’m always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who’s just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.
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I feel like I got a whole lot of living to do before I think about summing it up in a book.
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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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The hardest period for a writer is the period in-between writing. That’s when you can go crazy if you don’t allow the creative juices to flow.
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Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we’re going through, not the cause of what we’re going through.
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I’ve been fighting my whole career to show a different side and prove naysayers – not prove them wrong, because I don’t think you should get your energy from negative people.
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There’s nothing wrong with starting off in a box, but you got to have a plan to come out that box.
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You don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
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Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.
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Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It’s not racism and “this-ism” and “that-ism”; it’s our thirst and hunger for money. And that’s where all the bodies are buried.
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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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You can do anything in the world if you say “Hey man, don’t blame me, the devil made me do it. It’s an easy way to escape responsibility.”
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