Ad-Rock Quotes

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Ad-Rock

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 31, 1966

I've only done karaoke twice in my life.

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Our talent and skill as rappers is clearly the first thing you notice. I don't know what we were thinking. We just really love rap and wanted to be rappers. Is that weird?

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It's been fun to just play bass in a band and play live but be in the background.

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Trump is kind of fascinating. I wish he was only seen in black-and-white 'cause he's like a character from the 1890s.

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Of course, if you're gonna make a rap song, you're gonna want to sound like Melle Mel.

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Take what you're good at and give to the cause that you care most about.

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Everybody wants to be a rapper - even country musicians.

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It takes a lot of guts to get on stage.

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I hated Led Zeppelin at school.

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I got no business going to a club. I'm a terrible dancer. I got a bad back.

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You picture yourself as being 22 always, and so it's very bizarre when you're not.

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Mike is the craziest person. He's scattered; he's all over the place. When you hold him down and tell him, 'This is what you're doing,' he's fantastic. But you have to hold him down. Like, when he had to write his verse for 'Hello Nasty,' we had to take his phone away to get him to do it.

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I support women-run business.

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I guess I'm the guy from the Beastie Boys. I'm one of the guys from the Beastie Boys. I guess that's what I'll always identify myself as.

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When I was a little kid, I wanted to be an actor.

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I make a little music every day just because it's fun.

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What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

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All generations think the present moment is the greatest but also have this fascination with before their time. I do the same thing. I see old British movies. I'm like, 'Man, I would love to be in London at that time.' But then I wouldn't be able to watch 'The Walking Dead,' I wouldn't have cable, and my pizza options would be limited.

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Here's a thing that's going to drive me absolutely crazy: the trucks! They can put people on the moon, but they can't make a quiet truck!

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Chasing after the past is not going to lead you to the future you want.

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