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.
IGGY AZALEAFor 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.
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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Really good things take time to grow. Foundation is not built over night.
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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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I naturally want to be provocative.
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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 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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I love musk oil. There’s something about musk that makes it memorable without being overpowering.
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Pledge allegiance to the struggle.
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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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Being talked about like a package – I feel like that all the time.
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No money, no family, 16 in the middle of Miami.
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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.
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Music is art to me, and you don’t censor art. You don’t go into a museum and censor things.
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Whenever my country has something bad happening I feel guilty for not being there. It’s weird.
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Women in music have the bigger balls anyhow we endure much more harassment and critic.
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