At the very worst, if I have a short-lived career, at least I could say I sparked a change – that I inspired some leniency in what people accept in hip-hop. And if I have a very long career and can be gyrating in a leotard at 35, that would be great.
IGGY AZALEAI think that music is still art, even if it’s commercialised.
More Iggy Azalea Quotes
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Iggy’ was my dog – he was named after Iggy Pop – and ‘Azalea’ is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.
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For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that’s what art is.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It’s a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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I think that music is still art, even if it’s commercialised.
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There’s an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.
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I think music talks to you on an emotional level, regardless of where you’re from. I guess I related to the tempo of rap, the aggressiveness.
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My real name is Amethyst. It sounds like a stage name. My mom is kind of crazy.
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T.I.’s my mentor; he’s a really close friend of mine. I call him my brother like we talk on the phone all the time. He’s helped me with my career.
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Once you go great, you never go good..You never go back, even if you could.
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A lot of people heard ‘Murda Business’ and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore. If you actually listen to the lyrics, it’s kind of silly and playful.
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I’d known since about eleven that I wanted to live in America.
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Pledge allegiance to the struggle.
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No one can break me down. I know my worth and its a beautiful thing.
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My management team are all women. Most of the people at labels I liaise with are all women. It’s pretty much all women all the time.
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I started rapping since, like, 14. But I’ve been obsessed with rap from when I was 11. I heard ‘Baby Don’t Cry,’ I’ll never forget.
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