I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMusic is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
RUSSELL SIMMONSArt is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
RUSSELL SIMMONSEmbrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI’m a big supporter of President Obama.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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